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May 2013

May 23, 2013

Faith at the Food Court: Mass in a Shopping Mall

They're trying it in the Philippines. Could this catch on? Details: Early on a Sunday...

May 23, 2013

Most States Report Big Drop in Teen Birth Rates

From AP: The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every...

May 22, 2013

Fugee Update: “This Type of Thing Cannot Happen Again”

From CNS: Father Michael Fugee, a priest of the Newark Archdiocese who recently resigned from active ministry,...

May 21, 2013

Lifting the Veil on the “Catholic Whistleblowers”

From this morning's New York Times: They call themselves Catholic Whistleblowers, a newly formed cadre of...

May 21, 2013

Fr. Fugee Arrested

Details: A once-accused pedophile priest in New Jersey has been arrested on charges that he...

May 17, 2013

Congressman: IRS Asked Pro-Life Group About “Content of Prayers”

Details: During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing today, Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., grilled...

May 16, 2013

Why Gosnell Matters: A Catholic Bioethicist’s Response

Another compelling video from Robert Duncan at Catholic News Service. This crystallizes the Kermit Gosnell...

May 15, 2013

Stem Cell Breakthrough, as Scientists Clone Skin Cells

Details: Scientists have successfully changed skin cells into embryonic stem cells, marking the first time...

May 15, 2013

Cardinal O’Brien Leaving Scotland for “Spiritual Renewal, Prayer and Penance”

Details: Disgraced former Cardinal Keith O’Brien is to leave Scotland for several months after admitting...

May 15, 2013

Angelina Jolie and the Illness No One Wants to Mention

Writer Jamie Calloway-Hanauer raises an issue many would prefer to overlook: In the hours following...

May 13, 2013

Catholic hospital mergers could impact abortions

Unsurprisingly, some in the pro-choice camp find that prospect alarming. From the New York Times:...

May 13, 2013

Abuse report: 11 “credible allegations” against clergy in 2012

Details: The latest report on child protection in the U.S. Catholic Church found a total...

May 13, 2013

“Phenomenal”: Officer reunited with suicidal man whose life he saved eight years ago

How's this for a pro-life story? Details: A San Francisco man who almost took his...

May 11, 2013

More Latinos leaving Catholic Church for Evangelical churches

An explanation: Alfredo De Jesus is a fire-and-brimstone preacher who represents a global groundswell of...

May 10, 2013

Despite official rebuke, Cardinal Mahony maintains high public profile

From the Los Angeles Times: When Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, of...

May 10, 2013

Newark hires high-profile criminal defense attorney

Details: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark has hired Michael Critchley, a high-profile criminal defense...

May 10, 2013

Catholic soldier claims harassement over her Muslim-sounding name

From the Associated Press: Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim – she's...

May 09, 2013

Tabernacle stolen from Michigan church

Details: Detectives from the state police post in Mt. Pleasant are looking for information in...

May 07, 2013

UPDATE: Massachusetts bishop pleads not guilty to DUI

Details: The leader of a Roman Catholic diocese in Massachusetts charged with driving drunk in...

May 06, 2013

“This is not the way the church should function”

A rather startling revelation yesterday from the upper reaches of the Vatican: The Vatican decision...

May 06, 2013

Stabbing update: New Mexico parish forgives attacker, starts fund for victims

Remember this story? Here's more: Members of a Catholic church where three people were stabbed...

May 05, 2013

One killed, 44 injured in Catholic church bombing

It happened in Tanzania: A woman died and 44 people were seriously wounded when a...

May 05, 2013

Fugee fallout: Trenton pastor, lay ministers resign

From the Diocese of Trenton website: Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., has accepted the resignation...

May 02, 2013

Newark’s Fr. Fugee resigns

Frank Weathers has the scoop: The Roman Catholic priest at the center of a public...

May 02, 2013

Pentagon refutes reports of anti-Christian policies

Details: Christian conservatives have grown increasingly alarmed in recent weeks over reports and rumors that...

May 02, 2013

Carnegie Mellon president apologizes for “highly offensive” pope parody

You may remember this story from earlier. Details: A Carnegie Mellon University coed's semi-nude papal...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

FDA announces plan to sell Plan B contraception over the counter, lowers age limit to 15

Details from the AP: The government is moving the morning-after pill over the counter but...

April 30, 2013

Peres to pope: “I am expecting you in Jerusalem and not just me, but all the people of Israel.”

Details: Israeli President Shimon Peres officially invited Pope Francis to Israel and left their meeting...

April 30, 2013

Priest collapses, dies while celebrating Mass

From New Zealand: Hundreds of parishioners watched in shock as a Catholic priest died at...

April 30, 2013

Former deacon sentenced to jail for stealing from collection plate

Details: Joseph Thomas Finnigan, the 73-year-old Catholic deacon who admitted stealing $120,000 from Grand Haven...