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November 2013

November 06, 2013

White House celebrates Diwali

Some around the Internets are shocked, simply shocked, that the Obamas did this. (Read some comments...

November 05, 2013

Scholars call on Catholic schools to reject Common Core

Details, from The New York Times: A group of Roman Catholic scholars has called on...

November 04, 2013

Maine Catholic congressman declares he’s gay

Details: Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine) announced he’s gay in an Op-Ed article published by Maine newspapers Monday,...

November 04, 2013

Why you shouldn’t believe those reports about a woman cardinal—UPDATED WITH VATICAN REACTION

Photo: Fr. Yiu Sing Lucas Chan This report is gaining traction, from the Sunday Times...

November 03, 2013

Whatsoever you do: homeless man lies dead on street for day, while people pass by and take pictures

Details: A homeless man lay dead in a busy downtown Houston street for nearly a...

November 03, 2013

Teen claims Catholic high school expelled her because she’s gay

Details: A prestigious Catholic high school booted a Bronx senior for being gay, the girl...

November 01, 2013

Ruling halts abortions in one third of clinics in Texas

Details: A third of the abortion clinics in Texas can no longer perform the procedure...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Vatican asks bishops to poll parishes about key church teachings

This is pretty astounding, via NCR: The Vatican has asked national bishops' conferences around the...

October 31, 2013

Muzzled: New Jersey school district bans religious songs at holiday concerts

Details: Students won’t be allowed to sing religious holiday songs at winter concerts in a...

October 29, 2013

Catholics acquitted of disorderly conduct following NY protest

Details: Five Catholics protesting U.S. drone warfare policies said they were stunned but relieved to...

October 28, 2013

State of Alabama joins EWTN in new suit against HHS mandate

From Catholic News Agency: EWTN Global Catholic Network has been joined by the state of...

October 26, 2013

UPDATE: “So help me God” now optional in Air Force oath

Following up on this news from earlier in the week, there's this development: Air Force...

October 25, 2013

Christians in Iran sentenced to 80 lashes for drinking communion wine

Details: A court in the Iranian city of Rasht has sentenced four members of the...

October 25, 2013

“Syria is walking the Way of the Cross”

Heartbreaking: Bombs, kidnapping and financial extortion are among the problems facing Syria's Christians, the...

October 25, 2013

Bishop diagnosed with hepatitis; hundreds may have been exposed

Details: The Fargo Catholic Diocese’s new bishop may have exposed hundreds of church members here...

October 23, 2013

Air Force Academy may drop “so help me God” from oath

From the Air Force Times: The Air Force Academy is considering dropping or changing its...

October 23, 2013

By George: the royals christen a future king

The Windsors over in the U.K. are baptizing another baby today—the image above shows the...

October 21, 2013

Lawsuit accuses Obama administration of “conscious strategy to marginalize” Catholic religious views

Details: The Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., is arguing in a new lawsuit that the Obama administration is...

October 20, 2013

Views from the pews on the Catholic judge behind New Jersey’s gay marriage ruling

From the Newark Star Ledger: Paul McKillup, a 79-year-old retired plumber who spent much of...

October 18, 2013

UPDATE: Church flooded with calls after orphan asks someone to adopt him

Following up on this powerful story from the other day, an update: The Florida church...

October 16, 2013

Jewish leaders express “shock” over SSPX decision to host Nazi funeral

Following yesterday's thwarted funeral, some reaction in Italy: The head of Rome's Jewish community praised...

October 15, 2013

Hundreds protest as SSPX holds funeral for Nazi war criminal in Rome—UPDATED

From the AP: Shouting "murderer" and "executioner," hundreds of people jeered as the coffin of...

October 14, 2013

Chaplain sues for right to say Mass at military base

CNN has details: A Catholic priest has gone to court, saying the partial government shutdown...

October 13, 2013

HIV-positive pastor charged with soliciting sex

It happened in Cleveland: The Rev. James McGonegal, pastor of a West Side Cleveland Catholic...

October 10, 2013

Study: multicultural parishes growing in U.S.; Hispanic membership booming

Details: The percentage of multicultural Catholic parishes in the U.S. is on the increase, according...

October 10, 2013

Some advice on the shutdown from the bishops

Sister Mary Ann Walsh from the USCCB blogs: As the government shutdown continues, it may...

October 09, 2013

Some chaplains returning to ministry during shutdown

An update from Catholic News Service: Some civilian Catholic chaplains, unable to perform religious duties...

October 09, 2013

Man steals monstrance containing Eucharist from New Mexico church

Details: It was a brazen, and blasphemous crime. A Catholic community in northern New Mexico...

October 08, 2013

Catholic university votes to end insurance for some abortions

An update to yesterday's story: After weeks of campus-wide debate, trustees at Loyola Marymount University voted late...

October 07, 2013

Catholic Charities refuses donation linked to “communion burger”

The latest chapter in the saga of America's most infamous and offensive hamburger: Catholic Charities...