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December 2013

December 06, 2013

Pope Francis on Nelson Mandela: “I pray his example will inspire generations…”

From the Vatican: Pope Francis on Friday paid tribute to Nelson Mandela expressing his hope...

December 05, 2013

Former priest, Thomas Williams, marrying daughter of Mary Ann Glendon

From the AP: Thomas Williams, the onetime public face of the disgraced Legion of Christ...

December 05, 2013

Pope establishes special commission on child sex abuse

From Catholic News Service: Pope Francis accepted a proposal to set up a special commission...

December 05, 2013

Patriarch tells pope of three “true martyrs” executed in Syria

Details: The Syrian Greek-Catholic Church has three "true martyrs". They are the "three men from...

December 04, 2013

Obama quotes the pope in economic address

Details, from the AP: The Pope is making the world sit up and pay attention...

December 04, 2013

Dutch bishops give bleak report to Pope Francis

Details: Dutch bishops visiting Rome this week have given Pope Francis a dramatic snapshot of...

December 03, 2013

New Jersey offers full police honors at funeral of 10-year-old boy

Photo: NBC News Beautiful and heartbreaking: In the New Jersey village of Ridgewood, Michael Feeney...

December 03, 2013

Michigan woman sues U.S. Catholic bishops over medical treatment of miscarriage

I've never heard of a case quite like this. From The Chicago Tribune: A Michigan...

December 03, 2013

Syrian rebels kidnap nuns

From the Associated Press: The mother superior of a Syrian convent says 12 nuns have...

December 02, 2013

Polish priest sentenced to eight years for child sex abuse

From the Associated Press: A priest in central Poland was sentenced Monday to more than...

November 2013

November 29, 2013

Group launches boycott of Radio Shack over “censorship” of the word “Christmas”

Really? Details: AFA is calling for a limited one-month boycott of Radio Shack over the...

November 28, 2013

Ohio Catholic church destroyed by fire on Thanksgiving

Photo by Alissa Staley Details from The Columbus Dispatch: The only church Tammy Dieter has...

November 27, 2013

Vatican downplays State Department decision to move U.S. embassy

Details from CNN: When the State Department announced it was moving its Vatican embassy to...

November 26, 2013

Supreme Court will hear religious challenges to Obama health care law over contraception

From USA TODAY: The Supreme Court added a new legal challenge Tuesday to the legislative...

November 26, 2013

Pew: No “Francis Effect” in U.S.

From Reuters: The popularity of Pope Francis, who became pontiff in March, has failed to...

November 25, 2013

Putin meets pope, venerates icon of Mary

Details from AP: Russian President Vladimir Putin showed off his religious side during a visit...

November 23, 2013

How Catholic was JFK?

A fascinating look at his faith, from CNN's Belief blog: When John F. Kennedy was...

November 22, 2013

JFK’s Catholicism: “Few presidents have been as religiously observant as Kennedy, yet reluctant to discuss their faith”

From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: They stand among the most eloquent words that John F. Kennedy...

November 21, 2013

Two dioceses win injunction against Affordable Care Act

From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: A federal judge today granted a preliminary injunction to organizations associated...

November 19, 2013

Supreme Court ruling keeps restrictions on abortions in Texas

From The New York Times: The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an emergency application asking it...

November 19, 2013

Tornado destroys Catholic church in Ohio

Photo: Jetta Fraser/The Blade From the Toledo Blade (h/t to Norb!): Five moderate tornadoes plowed...

November 18, 2013

Shelter in the storm: Filipinos turn to Catholic Church to cope with typhoon

Photo: David Gilkey/NPR From NPR: Across the ravaged center of the Philippines on Sunday, people...

November 15, 2013

Bishop to perform “exorcism” over gay marriage law

From The Chicago Tribune: Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield said...

November 14, 2013

Biden to Catholic clergy on immigration: “You guys have to show up.”

From Politico: Vice President Joe Biden’s message to immigration reform advocates: Don’t let your issue...

November 13, 2013

SSPX disrupts interfaith service at Buenos Aires cathedral

From the AP: Ultra-traditionalist Catholics have openly challenged Pope Francis by disrupting one of his...

November 11, 2013

Archbishop: no communion for polluters

Details: Archbishop of Naples Crescenzio Sepe didn't mince words when speaking about the issue of...

November 10, 2013

Conservative sentiment on Pope Francis: “I feel kind of thrown under the bus”

From The New York Times: When Pope Francis was elected in March, Bridget Kurt received a small...

November 08, 2013

Out: Fr. Fugee agrees to leave priesthood

Details: A Roman Catholic priest who was criminally charged with violating a court order to...

November 08, 2013

Bombing North Korea with bibles

From FoxNews.com: On a rainy afternoon last Spring, American pastor Eric Foley and his wife...

November 06, 2013

CDF issues letter on Medjugorje; warns against taking authenticity of apparitions for granted—UPDATED

From Rorate Caeli: At the very least it signals that the Medjugorje Commission is still actively investigating...