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January 2013

January 17, 2013

Philly stunner: convicted priest at center of Lynn case recants

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Ten months ago, defrocked Catholic priest Edward V. Avery began serving...

January 17, 2013

Connecticut priest charged in meth ring —UPDATED

Details: A Connecticut priest was part of a cross-country drug ring that smuggled crystal meth...

January 16, 2013

What we have come to: hospital to stop delivering babies over drop in births, Obamacare

Details: A southwestern Pennsylvania hospital will stop delivering babies after March 31 because its obstetricians...

January 16, 2013

Parishioners quit church over same-sex support group that teaches chastity

Evidently, some people mistakenly think that the Catholic Church teaches that the only good homosexual...

January 15, 2013

Sweeping new abortion bill in New York: “It defies common sense”

Last week, Cardinal Timothy Dolan raised his objections to proposed abortion legislation in New York....

January 14, 2013

RIP Leon Leyson, youngest survivor on Schindler’s List

The Los Angeles Times notes his passing: Among the 1,100 Jews saved from the Nazis by German...

January 14, 2013

What we have come to: Belgian brothers choose euthanasia over going blind—UPDATED

This is both heartbreaking and appalling. From The Age in Australia: Identical twins have been...

January 14, 2013

The end of dating

They've pulled the plug on courtship, and the New York Times is there to write...

January 13, 2013

Flu outbreak: Boston suspends using the cup

New York's governor has just declared that the flu this season has reached epidemic proportions: ...

January 12, 2013

Priests: same-sex marriage could lead to a return of “centuries of persecution”

This comes from a letter signed by more than 1/4 of all the Catholic priests...

January 07, 2013

Love among the ruins: life in Aleppo

A glimpse at life in one corner of war-ravaged Aleppo, Syria, from AFP: The aging...

January 05, 2013

How do you forgive your daughter’s killer?

This Sunday's New York Times looks at that question through the eyes of Kate and...

January 04, 2013

What will religion in America look like in 2060?

The conservative American Family Association offers its prediction: A conservative religious group is warning that...

January 01, 2013

Ohio teacher claims she was fired over pregnancy, sues archdiocese

Details: A former first-grade teacher at Kettering’s Ascension Catholic School is suing the school, Ascension...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Nun: Syrian rebels kidnapped, beheaded Christian

The grissly details: Syrian rebels beheaded a Christian man and fed his body to dogs,...

December 31, 2012

Are baby boomers headed back to church?

Maybe: Based on the premise that people become more religious as they age, Gallup editor-in-chief...

December 27, 2012

Maryland company closes wedding business rather than serve same-sex couples

Details, from the Baltimore Sun: An Annapolis company whose old-fashioned trolleys are iconic in the city's wedding...

December 26, 2012

Victory: Priests for Life wins exemption from HHS mandate

Details: A pro-life Catholic group has won a legal battle in court to get an...

December 24, 2012

In Middle East, Christianity “close to extinction”

Sobering news for Christmas: Christianity faces being wiped out of the “biblical heartlands” in the...

December 22, 2012

Montreal deacon charged with producing child porn

Details, from the Toronto Sun: A well-known Montreal-area Deacon who once spoke on behalf of...

December 21, 2012

Bishops favor “reasonable restrictions” on guns—UPDATED

From Catholic News Service: As momentum builds to implement new limits on assault weapons and...

December 20, 2012

Shared grief: the Amish and the parents of Newtown

The horrific story of the Amish shooting in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania in 2006 was on...

December 19, 2012

Report: Obamacare could drive religious order out of the U.S.

Details, from the Daily Caller: A religious order of nuns is concerned about its future...

December 18, 2012

Ireland moves to legalize abortion

From Catholic News Agency: The Irish government has announced that it will introduce legislation on...

December 18, 2012

Pew study: 1 in 6 worldwide follow no religion

From this morning's New York Times: A global study of religious adherence released on Tuesday...

December 17, 2012

At Newtown parish, “faith in action”

A beautiful testimony to the power of prayer, and the power of presence, from the...

December 16, 2012

The story behind one iconic image of the Newtown shootings

Photo: Shannon Hicks/Newtown Bee This picture was one of the first images to circulate widely,...

December 15, 2012

Priest’s “horrible” job in Newtown: telling the parents

From ABC News: A Newtown, Conn., priest had the "horrible" job of informing families this...

December 14, 2012

Catholic priests rush to scene of Newtown school tragedy

photo: Cloe Poisson, Hartford Courant From Catholic News Agency: Several priests of the Catholic Diocese...

December 12, 2012

Seattle lays out “policy refresher” regarding same sex marriage

From the Archdiocese of Seattle website, some guidelines that I suspect will soon be appearing...