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March 2011

March 08, 2011

Not too busy, after all: Dolan and Cuomo to meet

After the kerfuffle last week, the two men found time for a meeting today, according...

March 05, 2011

"This is a thunderclap…"

So says one analyst, sizing up the rare move by the Vatican to reverse a...

March 02, 2011

Death for Gosnell?

Clear-thinking pro-lifers know that's not the answer. The Anchoress has details: Prosecutors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

March 01, 2011

Teen suspended from school for wearing rosary beads

It happened last month in St. Louis, and is still sparking debate: Rodrigo Avila, 16,...

February 2011

February 24, 2011

Which side in Wisconsin?

The state's Catholic Conference has chosen neither -- and taken a stance it describes as...

February 22, 2011

Scores killed, cathedral heavily damaged in New Zealand quake

This is what is left of Christchurch Catholic Cathedral... Details: The mayor of New Zealand's...

February 22, 2011

"I beg you to forgive me": priest who concelebrated with minister suspended

This story sparked a lot of debate when it broke over the weekend. Now, it...

February 19, 2011

As we pray for the priests and people of Philadelphia…

...here's a press release, from the Archdiocese of Dublin: On next Sunday 20th February at...

February 19, 2011

As we pray for the priests and people of Philadelphia…

…here’s a press release, from the Archdiocese of Dublin: On next Sunday 20th February at...

February 15, 2011

Horrific

I knew Lara Logan during my time at CBS News, and you'd be hard-pressed to...

February 15, 2011

Philadelphia confronts "a crisis of faith"

While the Philadelphia Church reels from the latest grand jury report, a local columnist struggles...

February 14, 2011

Shoot: county mandates no cursing for Valentine's Day

Well, dang. Can something like that actually work? The New York Times investigates: It’s shaping...

February 04, 2011

Worth a thousand words: the press under attack in Egypt

An image from Cairo this week, below... SIPA Press agency photojournalist Alfred Yaghobzadeh is...

February 03, 2011

Worth a thousand words: Christians protecting Muslims during prayer

In Egypt, below. Details here.

February 01, 2011

History: Archdiocese posts baptism records of slaves online

A powerful and painful piece of history is now available online. Details, from the New...

January 2011

January 29, 2011

Vatican to atheists: let's talk

Well, who'd a thunk? How long until they get their own ordinariate? From the Religion...

January 26, 2011

State of the Union: who was there

Some notable Catholics were special guests, according to CNS: Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl was...

January 26, 2011

A first look at "Of Gods and Men"

For my money, this is the first must-see movie of 2011. I read the book...

January 25, 2011

In atheist China, religion is winning

That's one surprising and uplifting discovery in a new study on religious belief in China....

January 24, 2011

"He is in the hands of a righteous judge"

From Pennsylvania comes this rare story of an Amish man who, driven by madness, killed...

January 19, 2011

Abortion "house of horrors": doctor charged with killing babies with scissors

He's charged with numerous counts of murder for performing illegal late-term abortions. Details: A doctor...

January 15, 2011

Here they are — UPDATED

The three men (still in dalmatics) who today became the first in the world ordained...

January 01, 2011

Slaughter in Egypt: bomb kills Coptic Christians at mass

Another deadly attack on Christians, this time in Egypt, as they attended mass on New...