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November 2011

November 18, 2011

What it means to be Black and Catholic

A new study breaks ground and adds insight: The African-American community’s relationship with the Christian faith...

November 17, 2011

Bishops call for one date for Easter

The subject comes up periodically, and it was broached again during a meeting in Lebanon...

November 15, 2011

Bishop Finn strikes deal, avoids indictment

Details from the Kansas City Star: Bishop Robert Finn on Tuesday avoided a possible criminal...

November 15, 2011

Play ball: Cincinnati opening day moved from Good Friday

You may remember the controversy from some weeks back. Well, now there's an update: A...

November 14, 2011

Study: Catholic men are better paid

Okay. Show me the money. Details: Catholicism, with all its attendant ceremony, piety and guilt,...

November 13, 2011

Nun spared jail time for gambling, embezzlement

And it nearly landed her in jail. Details: Sister Marie Thornton gambled her life away...

November 13, 2011

Another way to Occupy Wall Street: meet the Sisters of St. Francis

They're finally getting their due, in the pages of the New York Times: Not long...

November 12, 2011

Medical study discovers a powerful anti-depressant: church

It's something a lot of us have known for a while, but now there's scientific...

November 11, 2011

The Christians of Occupy Wall Street

Some Christians are making their voices heard in the Occupy Wall Street protest in New...

November 10, 2011

Here come the Arab Christians

It's a phenomenon that's transforming more and more communities around the United States (shown above:...

November 09, 2011

RIP, Bil Keane

The legendary creator of the popular comic "Family Circus" -- who never shied from bringing...

November 08, 2011

Court rules Church may be responsible for priests’ wrongdoing

It's a precedent-setting ruling out of the Royal Court of Justice in London. From the...

November 07, 2011

“Show me the data”

Sister Mary Ann Walsh of the USCCB is continuing to hold HHS's feet to the...

November 05, 2011

Report: German Church involved in marketing porn, with bishops’ knowledge

Details: Germany's biggest Catholic-owned publishing house has been rocked by disclosures that it has been...

November 04, 2011

UPDATE: Author of controversial column on gays quits

After the column was pulled from the website of The Pilot, it drew even more...

November 04, 2011

Report: ultra-Orthodox spitting at Christian clergy in Jerusalem

Details, from a Jewish paper in Israel: Ultra-Orthodox young men curse and spit at Christian...

November 04, 2011

UPDATE: Court stops hospital from forcing nurses to take part in abortions

Following up on this report...a judge has now stepped in. Details: A federal judge issued...

November 03, 2011

Ready, aim, pray

Just don't do it in Wisconsin. Details: As Wisconsin's concealed carry law goes into effect, the...

November 02, 2011

The Catholic Worker adds its voice to Occupy Wall Street

What would Dorothy Day think? Details: Soon after legendary folk singer Loudon Wainwright III finished...

November 02, 2011

Nurses face job loss for refusing to assist in abortions

It's happening in New Jersey -- but somehow, I don't think that's the only place...

November 01, 2011

The “offensive” complaint: Catholic University responds

“The fact is that no Muslim student at Catholic University has registered a complaint with...

November 01, 2011

The "offensive" complaint: Catholic University responds

"The fact is that no Muslim student at Catholic University has registered a complaint with...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

Study: Catholics more willing to share wealth

That appears to be the case in Europe, at least. Details: Catholics are more likely...

October 31, 2011

The changing face of Christianity in the Holy Land

It's a face that is increasingly diverse, and foreign-born, according to his report from the...

October 28, 2011

Lawyer sues over “offensive” Christian images at Catholic University — UPDATED

Those images include things like the cross. Details: Crosses in every room at Washingon D.C.’s...

October 28, 2011

Lawyer sues over "offensive" Christian images at Catholic University — UPDATED

Those images include things like the cross. Details: Crosses in every room at Washingon D.C.’s...

October 27, 2011

Diocese of Orange loses bid to buy Crystal Cathedral

Among other things, this means the diocese can continue exploring options to build its own...

October 26, 2011

UN: Catholic Church not contributing to population boom

With the world population about to hit seven billion, the United Nations says the teaching...

October 25, 2011

Looking south: another view on the Vatican note on the economy

The astute John Allen has a take on the new Vatican document on economics that...

October 24, 2011

Jewish chaplains finally get memorial at Arlington

Details from the AP: A memorial to 14 Jewish chaplains who died during active military...