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February 2014

February 21, 2014

Shock: more black babies in NYC killed by abortion than born

Details: In 2012, there were more black babies killed by abortion (31,328) in New York...

February 20, 2014

Newark’s statement on archbishop’s retirement residence

The Archdiocese of Newark has posted a statement regarding the controversy surrounding the archbishop's future home: ...

February 19, 2014

Coach at Montana Catholic school dismissed for work at Planned Parenthood

Details from the Montana Standard: An assistant softball coach at Billings Central Catholic School said...

February 19, 2014

Nun, 84, sentenced to three years in jail for breaking into nuclear weapons complex

Details: An 84-year-old nun was sentenced Tuesday to nearly three years in prison for breaking into...

February 18, 2014

Shock: suicide bomber attacks bus filled with Holy Land pilgrims

Details: A bus full of South Korean Christians who saved money for years in order...

February 18, 2014

No joke: country facing national clown shortage

Though some politicians may make us feel otherwise, industry professionals insist this a dying art....

February 17, 2014

Newark’s archbishop building large addition to his retirement home

photo: Mark Mueller/The Star-Ledger From The Newark Star-Ledger: The 4,500-square-foot home sits on 8.2 wooded...

February 16, 2014

Catholic group petitions pope to discipline Kansas City’s Bishop Finn

Details: A group of Roman Catholics based in Kansas City has taken the rare step...

February 13, 2014

What we have come to: Belgium passes bill allowing for child euthanasia

It is now poised to become the first country in the world to allow this...

February 12, 2014

Islamist group prays for earthquake in Sochi

From Reuters: A militant Islamist group has urged followers to pray for an earthquake in...

February 10, 2014

Brother of slain Catholic minority affairs minister flees Pakistan, says he was warned of “dire consequences”

Details: The brother of assassinated Pakistani Catholic minister Shahbaz Bhatti has been forced to flee...

February 10, 2014

The most Catholic states in America

Unsurprisingly, they're all on the East Coast, where European immigrants—many, of course, Catholic— first put...

February 10, 2014

One year after resignation, Benedict “at peace with himself…at peace with the Lord”

From Reuters: A year after his shock resignation, Pope Emeritus Benedict has no regrets and...

February 09, 2014

International poll shows split among Catholics

From The Washington Post: Most Catholics worldwide disagree with church teachings on divorce, abortion and...

February 09, 2014

O’Malley on Francis: “I don’t see the pope changing doctrine…”

Photo: Essdras M. Suarez / Boston Globe From The Boston Globe: Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley...

February 08, 2014

“Aid in Dying” movement taking hold

From The New York Times: Helping the terminally ill end their lives, condemned for decades...

February 06, 2014

“The normal Catholic response to sin is repentance and Confession, not loss of employment…”

"The normal Catholic response to sin, per se, is repentance and Confession, not loss of...

February 05, 2014

UPDATE: Montana diocese defends decision to fire pregnant teacher

Details from The Montana Standard: Shaela Evenson “made a willful decision to violate the terms...

February 05, 2014

Catholic funeral for Philip Seymour Hoffman

Details: Stars of stage and screen will gather in New York on Friday morning for Philip...

February 05, 2014

United Nations denounces Vatican on sex abuse, abortion—UPDATED

From Associated Press: A U.N. human rights committee denounced the Vatican on Wednesday for adopting...

February 04, 2014

Storage company offers “break-up protection service” for couples living together

Hunting for a radio station on the car during my recent trip to South Carolina,...

February 04, 2014

Unwed Catholic school teacher fired over pregnancy

From the Associated Press: An unmarried teacher at a Roman Catholic middle school in Montana...

February 04, 2014

Gay man files discrimination complaint against Catholic school for refusing to hire him

From The Boston Globe: Matthew Barrett thought he had found his dream job. He had...

February 04, 2014

“I not only failed to do what is right, I also committed crimes in the exercise of my responsibilities as a priest”

The big news today out of New Hampshire: A priest who had held one of...

February 04, 2014

In blunt report, German bishops say Catholics reject Church teaching on sex

Details: Germany's Catholic bishops, responding to a worldwide Vatican survey, said on Monday that many...

February 02, 2014

Californians warned about “fake priest”

Details from CBS in Sacramento: Catholic Church leaders say a phony priest has been making...

February 01, 2014

Gay couple says they were denied communion over relationship revealed in an obituary

It happened in Missouri, but this sounds strikingly similar to the story that made news...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Yeah, here’s another clear sign the American Church is in serious trouble—UPDATED

Purveyors of doom take note: donations to Boston's annual appeal Catholic Appeal are way up....

January 28, 2014

Catholic principal fired—again

Some may remember when this school principal from the Bronx made headlines a couple years...

January 28, 2014

Report: Satanists suspected in theft of Blessed John Paul’s blood

Details: A Satanic sect is among the suspects after a reliquary containing blood of the...