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October 2015

October 29, 2015

NYC board reportedly to vote on removing “St. Patrick” from annual parade

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September 2015

September 29, 2015

Lawyer says Kim Davis met with Pope Francis during his visit

Details from CBS News: Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who went to jail for...

September 25, 2015

Pope Francis at the UN speaks of the “the sacredness of every human life”

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September 24, 2015

Pope Francis salutes four great Americans: Lincoln, King, Day and Merton

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September 23, 2015

Pope: “If they want me to recite the Creed, I can!”

Before landing in Washington yesterday, Pope Francis had another of his brief news conferences on...

September 23, 2015

RIP Lawrence Peter Berra, the sports legend named for a deacon saint

The Yankees legend, and lifelong Catholic, died yesterday at the age of 90: Yogi Berra,...

September 23, 2015

Francis at the White House: “As the son of an immigrant family, I am happy to be a guest in this country”

From the official text of his remarks this morning: Mr President, I am deeply grateful...

September 23, 2015

New York’s oldest deacon to sit beside Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s

Details: He is the New York Archdiocese’s oldest serving deacon, at a mere 91 years...

September 22, 2015

New York Times: Francis to find a “church in upheaval”

The Times this morning has a very good, refreshingly balanced overview of the Catholic Church Pope Francis will...

September 22, 2015

Vatican confirms Pope telephoned dissident “Ladies in White” in Cuba

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September 22, 2015

Fired Pennsylvania teacher and her wife will be at White House to greet Francis

From Philly.com: Margie Winters and her wife, Andrea Vettori, have been hoping for months to...

September 18, 2015

Philladelphia adds more “LOVE” for Pope Francis

Details from Philly.com: On Tuesday morning, atop the cinematic steps of the Philadelphia Museum of...

September 18, 2015

Vatican welcomes first refugee family

From Vatican Radio: A Vatican statement on Friday (18th September) said a Syrian refugee family,...

September 16, 2015

Trump names his favorite Bible verse, but there’s just one little problem…

From The Washington Post: Nearly three weeks after Donald Trump was first asked to name his favorite...

September 15, 2015

Study: half of U.S. Catholics have left the Church “at some point”; but 70% say they could never imagine leaving

Details: Some older American Catholics might remember a time when people thought of the Catholic...

September 15, 2015

Pope names bishop to replace Finn in Kansas City-St. Joseph

From the website of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph: The Holy See Press Office...

September 14, 2015

In new interview, Pope Francis addresses refugee crisis, blames “culture of ‘well-being’” for low birth rate in Europe

Details from CNA: In a new, wide-ranging interview Pope Francis spoke at length of the...

September 13, 2015

Congressman: U.S. has “disrupted” planned attack on pope

Details: Plans to attack the Pope Francis during his U.S. visit have already been thwarted,...

September 12, 2015

Poll: More atheists, agnostics entering Harvard than Christians

A remarkable turn for a school named for a minister, via The Washington Post: ...

September 11, 2015

Cuba announces it will release prisoners as “goodwill gesture” ahead of pope’s visit

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September 10, 2015

Bride shortage: India facing consequences of sex-selective abortions

From AP: When Sadhuram Berwal wanted to get married, his family went about it in...

September 09, 2015

Philadelphia requires parents to sign “Memorandum of Understanding”

From Philly.com: Parents of children attending Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools are now being required to...

September 09, 2015

Archdiocese announces plans to sponsor 100 refugee families from Syria and Iraq

From The Toronto Star: The Archdiocese of Toronto plans to sponsor 100 refugee families from...

September 08, 2015

Streamlined annulment process announced: one sentence, one judge, “brevity”

The official word, via Vatican Radio: Pope Francis issued two Apostolic Letters motu proprio on...

September 08, 2015

Hungarian bishop on pope’s view of refugees: he’s wrong—UPDATED

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September 07, 2015

Washington Post: conservative dissent brewing inside the Vatican

Not surprising, but a timely overview: As he upends church convention, Francis also is grappling...

August 2015

August 07, 2015

Report: “Scores of Christians” kidnapped by ISIS in Homs, Syria

Details: Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have abducted scores...

August 04, 2015

Fired Philadelphia teacher delivers petition, seeking to be reinstated

Can you say “photo op”? From Philly.com: Margie Winters, accompanied by about 50 supporters and...

August 02, 2015

Pregnant mother facing deportation seeks sanctuary in Catholic mission—UPDATED

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution: A pregnant El Salvadorian woman who has been ordered deported...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Mosque aids Catholic church that was vandalized

Details: A mosque in Mississauga, Canada, has donated thousands of dollars to help a neighbor...