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July 2011

July 18, 2011

First thing you should know: it's Sha-POO

Not Sha-PUTT, not Sha-POOT. (N.B.: The Philly Inky has it listed as "Sha PEW" in...

July 18, 2011

Ground Zero cross moving

The priest who worked to rescue it from oblivion will bless the cross before it...

July 18, 2011

It doesn't add up: audit shows priest spent a million on personal items

Details: The year-long internal investigation into the suspected misdeeds of the popular priest at St....

July 14, 2011

Meet the unemployed: "You're not what we're looking for…"

"I am an unemployed Iraq war veteran that hasn’t had steady work since I was...

July 13, 2011

New York clerk quits over gay marriage: "I have to choose between my job and my God"

A woman in upstate New York has taken a bold stand on the issue. Details:...

July 12, 2011

Who wants to wait to get married?

In New York, it seems, no one. With the law changing on same sex marriage,...

July 11, 2011

Gay mass goes on at Boston parish

It made headlines last month when it was scheduled, then cancelled -- but the controversial...

July 07, 2011

Why did the Episcopal Church knowingly ordain a man accused of sex abuse?

That's a question a lot of people are asking. But the Episcopal Church is now...

July 07, 2011

California passes bill requiring schools to teach gay history

It happened late Tuesday: A bill to require California public schools to teach the historical...

July 05, 2011

IT'S OFFICIAL: SOLT announcement on Fr. John Corapi

From their website: From: Rev. Gerard Sheehan, SOLT Regional Priest Servant Society of Our Lady...

July 05, 2011

Tangled: how sperm donors and surrogates are changing the family tree

And the branches are harder to discern. Below, cousins who are also, biologically, half-siblings. The...

July 03, 2011

Vatican: profits up, donations down

The Holy See reports that it is back in the black. Details: The Vatican returned...

July 02, 2011

Terminated

Least surprising headline of the year (so far): Maria Shriver files for divorce.

June 2011

June 30, 2011

Veterans say "Jesus" and "God" banned from cemetery prayers

Just in time for the Independence Day holiday weekend, some disturbing allegations out of Texas....

June 26, 2011

RIP, Nick Charles

The trailblazing CNN sports anchor died yesterday after a long bout with cancer -- just...

June 20, 2011

Boston's Gay Pride mass is back on

It will happen next month, according to the Boston Globe: “See you all on July...

June 17, 2011

Evangelicals, Catholics, Jews band together to fight gay marriage in NY

An unusual but potentially potent alliance has formed in recent weeks to try and keep...

June 16, 2011

Is interest in Catholicism dropping?

By one measure, the answer appears to be: yes. Online queries about Catholicism have taken...

June 11, 2011

My neighbor, Anthony Weiner — UPDATED

Rep. Anthony Weiner represents my district in Queens -- the 9th Congressional District -- and,...

June 10, 2011

Poll: most say they can disagree with key teachings and remain in the Church

That holds true for both Catholics and evangelicals, it seems. Details: Significant majorities of Americans...

June 06, 2011

Big news in Washington: "We are ordinariate bound!"

That's the happy headline from the website for St. Luke's Episcopal Parish in Bladensburg, Maryland...

June 05, 2011

Playing "chicken" over abortion in Indiana

That's one way of describing what is now happening in Indiana. Details: A looming showdown...

June 04, 2011

What a city loses when Catholic schools close

A good reflection on this from today's New York Times: Amid the grandeur and permanence...

June 03, 2011

Catholic valedictorian joins fight to pray at her graduation

A judge has ruled that even words like "Amen" and "benediction" cannot be a part...

May 2011

May 27, 2011

Shock: bishop never read letter warning him about predator priest

The more you read about this case, the more it defies credulity. First, the headline...

May 23, 2011

Incredible: Dutch priest defends pedophilia, is suspended

File this under: "What the -- ?" Details from Reuters: A Roman Catholic order of...

May 20, 2011

The end is near: one family braces for the Rapture

From the New York Times comes this story about a family bracing for the Rapture...

May 20, 2011

Man sets priest on fire during mass

Details: An assailant has sprayed a Roman Catholic priest with flammable liquid and set him...

May 17, 2011

Florida parish prays for Osama bin Laden

A couple weeks ago, this exact situation arose in England, and made headlines. Now it's...

May 14, 2011

Amnesty International cites Vatican for human rights concerns

Not so very long ago, something like this would have been unimaginable. From NCR: Amnesty...