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January 2015

January 22, 2015

NY Times: “Prominent Native Americans see Father Serra as far from saintly”

Who didn't see this controversy coming? Details: For generations, fourth graders in California’s schools, often...

January 21, 2015

Judge orders father to take his children to church

View image | gettyimages.com From the U.K.'s The Telegraph: A judge has ordered a father to...

January 20, 2015

Russian artists assault Lenin’s tomb with holy water

From The BBC: Two Russian artists have been arrested after throwing holy water and shouting...

January 18, 2015

CNA: Proposed dates, details of pope’s trip to U.S. in September

Catholic News Agency has the exclusive: Archbishop Bernardito Auza – a member of the organizing committee...

January 18, 2015

What we have come to: teenager announces plans to marry her father

Details: A teenager has revealed in an interview that she plans to marry her father...

January 17, 2015

“It’s time to stop the craziness”: Brooklyn priest to hold Month’s Mind Mass for slain police officers

From The New York Daily News: Msgr. David Cassato, pastor of St. Athanasius Church in...

January 16, 2015

Archdiocese files for bankruptcy

From The Minneapolis Star Tribune: The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

January 15, 2015

Reversal: Citing “serious and credible” security threat, Duke cancels Muslim call to prayer

It made big news this week, and now it's not going to happen: Duke University...

January 14, 2015

Mississippi moves to make the Bible the state book

A Bible handwritten in Latin, on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. (Via Wikipedia

January 13, 2015

Diocese dismisses substitute teacher after he announces gay marriage plans

From The Charlotte Catholic News Herald: A retired dramatics teacher from Charlotte Catholic High School...

January 06, 2015

Bishop declines governor’s inauguration invitation because of abortion stance

From The Providence Journal: Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin said Monday he rejected an...

January 05, 2015

The religious makeup of the new Congress

The Rev Jacob Duche offers the first prayer for the Continental Congress, September 7, 1774,...

January 05, 2015

Is this the site of Christ’s trial?

Jesús en casa de Anás by José de Madrazo Agudo (1803) via Wikipedia From The...

January 04, 2015

Pope names new cardinals “from 13 countries from every continent”

And: No one from the United States is on the list. The Wall Street Journal...

January 01, 2015

Mario Cuomo dies

From CNN: Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo has died, according to his son Chris...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Cardinal George dropped from drug trial to treat his cancer

From The Chicago Sun Times: Cardinal Francis George was dropped from the clinical drug trial...

December 31, 2014

To life: Maryland governor commutes all of his state’s remaining death penalty cases

Details: In one of his final acts of governor of the state of Maryland, Martin...

December 31, 2014

Boom: number of Catholics throughout the world continues to grow

St. Peter's Basilica (photo: Andreas Tille / Wikipedia) From Vatican Radio: The number of Catholics...

December 30, 2014

Ohio man refuses to take down zombie Nativity scene

From WLOX-TV: Jasen Dixon's nativity scene featuring zombies was ordered to be taken down Friday, however, it's...

December 29, 2014

Letters reveal Winston Churchill’s family feared he would convert to Islam

Winston Churchill in 1904 (photo: Imperial War Museum / Wikipedia) From The Daily Telegraph: In...

December 28, 2014

Report: Islamic State militants destroy Catholic church in Mosul, Iraq

Details: ISIL Takfiri militants have razed to the ground a Catholic church in a gruesome...

December 27, 2014

Slain NYPD officer saw job as ministry, was studying to be a chaplain

From CNN: Rafael Ramos was an unusual cop. He saw the streets of New York...

December 26, 2014

“Hate crime”: Baby Jesus stolen from church nativity scene, replaced with pig’s head—UPDATED

From Boston.com: A baby Jesus statue at a Haverhill church’s nativity scene was taken and...

December 22, 2014

Worth a thousand words: New York’s mayor receives blessing during communion at St. Patrick’s

This is how it's done. From The New York Post: As cops were being threatened...

December 21, 2014

Saluting the fallen

In New York City yesterday: NYPD officers salute as the bodies of their slain brothers,...

December 21, 2014

Cuban-American protest in Miami: “I am a Catholic without a pope”

From the AP: The key role Pope Francis played encouraging talks between Presidents Barack...

December 20, 2014

Shock: Franciscans at “grave risk” over “questionable financial activities”

From The National Catholic Reporter: The leader of the main group of the world's Franciscans...

December 19, 2014

NY Times: “Bolder vision” of Vatican diplomacy under Francis

From Friday's paper: Perhaps the timing was purely coincidental. But a day after he was...

December 18, 2014

How Pope Francis helped make history with Cuba

From The Boston Globe: The restoration of full diplomatic relations between the United States and...

December 17, 2014

Do Catholics support torture?

Is the pope Argentinian? From The Washington Post: According to a new poll released Tuesday by The...