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September 2013

September 15, 2013

Report suggests holy water may be hazardous to your health

Details: When getting blessed, you might also be getting sick. Researchers say holy water could...

September 12, 2013

“Wardrobe malfunction” foils robbery attempt at Florida shrine

You can't make this stuff up: Orange County deputies said a man accused of trying...

September 10, 2013

The power of prayer? Syria announces support of plan to surrender chemical weapons

It's not a done deal yet, but this sounds promising. From CNN: The Syrian government...

September 09, 2013

Man accused of shooting during Mass found competent to stand trial

You probably remember this story from June. Now, an update: A man accused of shooting...

September 09, 2013

What a great idea!

Iowa is granting gun permits to people who are legally blind. Seriously. From CBS News:...

September 05, 2013

Dolan to Obama on Syria: “Our focus is on saving lives by ending this conflict, not fueling it”

The USCCB president has written a letter to the U.S. president: September 4, 2013 President...

September 05, 2013

Just war: what theologians are saying about an attack on Syria

A valuable overview, from the National Catholic Reporter: Traditionally, moral theologians have argued that to...

September 04, 2013

St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in St. Louis may join Episcopal diocese

Photo: by Huy Mach Details from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: It has stood up to...

September 03, 2013

Bishop warns against rising anti-Christian bigotry in U.S.

From the Washington Times: Bishop Thomas Paprocki is not the kind of Catholic leader who...

September 03, 2013

Cardinal Bertone lashes out at “crows and vipers” in the Vatican

Details: The Italian prelate who was Pope Benedict's righthand man in theVatican during his scandal-dogged papacy...

September 02, 2013

Seamus Heaney’s Catholic funeral

From the Irish Times: Poet Seamus Heaney was remembered at his funeral Mass in Dublin today as...

September 01, 2013

Pope Francis’s plea: “No more war!”

From Vatican Insider: “No more war!” Francis cried out at today's Angelus prayer in St....

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Pope Francis praises Cardinal Martini as a “father in the Church”

Details: Pope Francis on Friday met with Father Carlo Casalone , provincial of the Society...

August 29, 2013

Little boy struck by minivan tells driver: “Forgive me, it was my fault”

Details: An 11-year-old is recovering in the hospital after he was hit by a car...

August 29, 2013

Pope on Syria: “Dialogue and negotiation is the only option”

From CNS: Dialogue and negotiations are "the only option for putting an end to the...

August 28, 2013

Rape victim consoled by phone call from Pope Francis: “Now I know that I am not alone…”

He really is the world's pastor. Read on: A 44-year-old woman from Argentina said that...

August 26, 2013

You can’t watch this video and be unmoved by the plight of Egypt’s Christians

A priest reader sent this my way and he said he found it "sobering." I...

August 24, 2013

He had a dream: the story behind Martin Luther King, Jr’s historic speech

As America marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, many people may not...

August 18, 2013

Priest robbed at gunpoint: “Shoot me”

Incredible: Authorities are on the look-out, and asking the public for help, in finding two...

August 15, 2013

Fired gay teacher in Ohio reaches settlement with Catholic school

You may remember this story. The update, from a Columbus TV station: A teacher who...

August 14, 2013

Bishop converts: Tobin becomes Republican

Details: Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence Thomas Tobin revealed Tuesday night that he recently became...

August 13, 2013

Report: wife of Boston bomber converted to Islam over Catholic sex abuse scandal

Details from the Irish Times: A search for a religion with 'more morals' than the Catholicism she...

August 13, 2013

Report: wife of Boston bomber converted to Islam over Catholic sex abuse scandal

Details from the Irish Times: A search for a religion with ‘more morals’ than the Catholicism she...

August 12, 2013

Research sheds light on “near death” experiences, discovers surge in electrical activity in the brain

Details, from The Telegraph: Near death experiences in which people report “seeing the light” could...

August 12, 2013

Judge: no, you can’t name your child “Messiah”

Details, from AP: A judge in Tennessee changed a 7-month-old boy's name to Martin from...

August 09, 2013

Man steals computer from church, gets caught after trying to have porn block removed

You can't make this stuff up. From KRMG Radio in Oklahoma: Police say an employee...

August 08, 2013

Students at Catholic school rally to support fired gay teacher

A followup on a story from last month, in the Los Angeles Times: Students rallied...

August 07, 2013

Wisconsin court: Catholic hospitals cannot discriminate against doctors who perform abortions

Details from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Plans by three Catholic hospital systems in Wisconsin to...

August 07, 2013

“Nothing short of a miracle”: mystery priest appears at crash site

You never see stories like this in the mainstream media, but here's one from Missouri...

August 05, 2013

Friends believe Jesuit priest kidnapped in Syria

From the Vatican Insider: Friday went by and still no news from the Jesuit priest...