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August 2012

August 14, 2012

Dolan: Why I invited President Obama to the Al Smith Dinner

A keeper from the Cardinal, answering his critics: How can you justify inviting the President? Let...

August 13, 2012

Can Syria’s Christians survive?

It's a question being examined in this morning's Wall Street Journal: Near the Syrian city...

August 13, 2012

LA Times: Ryan’s budget a “quandary” for some Catholics

Barely 48 hours after Paul Ryan joined the ticket, the ideological debate is already heating...

August 13, 2012

Amid concerns over religious freedom, Catholic vicariate leaves Kuwait

Details: Bahrain will take over from Kuwait as the headquarters of the Vicariate of Northern...

August 12, 2012

The other Ryan: the candidate’s wife, Janna

An interesting glimpse at Paul Ryan's wife, from the Washington Post: Janna Ryan, wife of...

August 11, 2012

Meet the nun involved in the “biggest security breach in the history of the nation’s atomic complex”

Details from the New York Times: She has been arrested 40 or 50 times for...

August 10, 2012

From LCWR: talks with Vatican will continue, group will not “compromise its mission”

Details: An American nuns group rebuked by the Vatican said Friday it would hold talks...

August 10, 2012

“Mercy killing”: Is this the next pro-life frontier?

This piece in the Los Angeles Times should set off alarm bells: Murder or mercy...

August 10, 2012

NY Times: gay couples face pressure to have children

Welcome to the 21st century. Details: When the jubilant couple were wed in June, they...

August 08, 2012

Losing faith: Ireland abandoning religion faster than almost any other country

Troubling news: The Republic of Ireland is abandoning religion faster than almost every other country...

August 06, 2012

Fr. Shawn Ratigan pleads guilty on child porn charges

You may remember the story that sent shockwaves around the country last summer, about the...

August 05, 2012

Shock: priest deported over homily

It happened in Zambia. Details, from the National Catholic Reporter: Zambian authorities deported a Rwandese...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

Man confesses killing to priest, who calls the cops

Details: Jonathan Smith, on the run from Ohio, was so desperate to come clean that...

July 25, 2012

Aurora’s smallest survivor

Meet Hugo Medley, and read his story: When Katie Medley gave birth to healthy baby...

July 25, 2012

Lift high the cross—and the pelican, too

My blogging colleague Joanne McPortland has this story up over at her place, and my...

July 24, 2012

3-6 years for Philadelphia’s Monsignor Lynn

This just in: The Philadelphia priest at the center of the sexual abuse coverup case...

July 24, 2012

Great moments in journalism: MSNBC’s Scarborough links James Holmes to autism — UPDATED

Blogger Leo Zanchettin has details: I just had to check in with Facebook one more...

July 24, 2012

Tony Blair talks about his faith, says he favors gay marriage: “I’m not a doctrinal ideologue”

He gave an interview recently to Charles Moore of the Telegraph. An excerpt: Tony Blair...

July 23, 2012

Lawsuits challenging HHS mandate keep piling up

An overview, from the Washington newspaper The Hill: Challenges to President Obama’s birth-control mandate are...

July 22, 2012

Prayers in Colorado: “What kind of people are we becoming?”

Details, from the Los Angeles Times: At Queen of Peace Catholic Church, about 20 minutes...

July 20, 2012

Ministering to the grieving in Aurora

Details: The news came in to Mitch Hamilton by phone just after midnight. Members of...

July 19, 2012

From SSPX: “We reaffirm our faith in the Roman Catholic Church, outside of which there is no salvation…”

From its website: At the conclusion of the General Chapter of the Society of St....

July 19, 2012

Wheaton College joins Catholic University in suing HHS

Yesterday, an evangelical college joined one of the most prominent Catholic colleges in America in...

July 18, 2012

Faith moves man to forgive killer of his wife and daughter

The remarkable details from Catholic News Agency: Arturo Martinez-Sanchez says he had no choice...

July 17, 2012

Why are Catholics losing ground in Brazil?

Some answers and analysis, from the International Business Times: At least 1 million evangelical Christians...

July 16, 2012

SSPX leader: “We cannot keep silent…”

Bishop Bernard Fellay gave an interview that was published on the society's website. Details, via...

July 13, 2012

Gallup: American confidence in organized religion at all-time low

Details: According to a recent Gallup poll, the number of Americans who have faith in organized...

July 10, 2012

UPDATE: Priest who denied communion to lesbian leaves archdiocese

Another chapter -- perhaps the final one -- in the saga that broke earlier this...

July 09, 2012

Episcopal Church approves ordaining transgender people

Details: The Episcopal Church on Monday overwhelmingly voted to allow the ordination of transgender people....

July 09, 2012

“God is the greatest liberal”

That seems to be the headline-making quote from a fresh interview with the new head...