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September 2014

September 24, 2014

They don’t: Marriage rates continue to plummet

From The New York Times: Of all the milestones on the road to adulthood, Americans...

September 23, 2014

Vatican ex-envoy arrested, will stand trial on sex abuse charges

Details: The Vatican put its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic under house arrest Tuesday...

September 23, 2014

Poll: Americans want more religion in their politics

From The New York Times: The Pew Research Center reported Monday that 72 percent of Americans believe...

September 20, 2014

NY Times: Pope sets tone in U.S. with “inclusive prelate” for Chicago

Their take on the big news from Saturday morning: Pope Francis’ choice of prelate for...

September 19, 2014

Priest removes married gay couple from parish ministry

From The Billings Gazette in Montana: On Aug. 6, four days after the Rev. Samuel...

September 18, 2014

Dominican tapped to replace Cardinal Pell as Archbishop of Sydney

Details: The Bishop of Parramatta, Anthony Fisher, has been appointed the ninth Archbishop of...

September 15, 2014

Belgium to execute rapist-murderer—at his request

From the BBC: A Belgian man serving a life sentence for rape and murder will...

September 13, 2014

Horror: ISIS releases video it says shows beheading of British hostage

Details: The Islamic State has released a video claiming to show the beheading of British...

September 12, 2014

Study: church is becoming more informal, diverse

The New York Times takes note: Religious institutions often see themselves as countercultural — outposts...

September 11, 2014

“We remember…”

Part of my homily for the ten year anniversary, on September 11, 2011: +++ I think...

September 10, 2014

Horror: nuns raped, murdered in Burundi

Details: When 79-year-old Sister Bernadetta Boggian, of the Saverian order, called Father Mario Pulcini on...

September 10, 2014

Pope names two Americans to key posts on sex abuse reform

From John Allen in Crux: Two priests from the United States, one with ties to...

September 08, 2014

Philadelphia unveils official icon and prayer for 2015 World Meeting of Families

The striking image, shown here, is the work of artist Neilson Carlin. It's a rare...

September 05, 2014

The media war between ISIS and mainstream Muslims

An interesting development, courtesy CNN's Beliefs blog: The challenge was directed at the leader of...

September 05, 2014

Catholic Church condemns “Lord’s Prayer” to Hugo Chavez

Details: Venezuela’s Roman Catholic church has admonished the ruling Socialist party for rewriting the Lord’s...

September 03, 2014

Steven Sotloff, devout Jew, fasted and prayed while in captivity

Here is devotion, fidelity, humility and faith. From The Washington Post: The secrets that couldn’t...

September 03, 2014

Gay group to march in New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade—UPDATED

Details: A gay group of employees from NBC will march in next year’s New York City St....

September 03, 2014

Another gay teacher reportedly fired from Catholic school over pregnancy

This time, in Michigan: A former chemistry teacher at a Catholic, all-girls high school in...

September 02, 2014

ISIS reportedly beheads another American journalist, posts video of execution

Details from The New York Times: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has beheaded...

September 01, 2014

Muslim leaders in UK issue fatwa condemning those who join ISIS

Details, from HuffPo: Muslim leaders in the UK have issued a fatwa condemning British jihadis...

September 01, 2014

Indiana churches vandalized with verses from Quran—UPDATED

Details: Columbus Police said they've never had anything like it - three churches vandalized in...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

Farm fined for refusing to host gay wedding

Details, from Religion News Service: Christian farm owners in upstate New York who declined a...

August 29, 2014

Must-see video: Cardinal Wuerl’s powerful plea on Iraq

My blog neighbor Kathryn Lopez posted this last night, and it deserves a wider distribution....

August 27, 2014

From Marquette, a prayer for James Foley

Photo by Xidan Zhang via the Marquette Tribune. From the university's website: The Marquette University...

August 26, 2014

Thinking of living together before getting married? Read this first.

This won't surprise a lot of us, but it is surprising to see it in The...

August 25, 2014

The horror before our eyes

With the recent execution of James Foley still haunting the news, The New York Times...

August 25, 2014

Killers dressed as nuns: a new terror threat?

From Nigeria: The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned the general public to be...

August 24, 2014

Memorial Mass held for James Foley

From The Wall Street Journal: On Sunday, however, hundreds of people descended on Our Lady...

August 24, 2014

Who killed James Foley? We may know soon.

Details: British intelligence agents believe they have identified ‘jihadi John’ after employing sophisticated voice recognition...

August 22, 2014

WH offers compromise on birth control for religious employers

Somehow, this slipped under the radar today: The Obama administration outlined a new compromise Friday...