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September 2015

September 14, 2015

Changes in Catholic America: a snapshot of the country the Pope will be visiting

The good folks at Pew offer this demographic snapshot of the country Pope Francis will...

September 02, 2015

Pew survey: U.S. Catholics “remarkably accepting” of non-traditional families

I don’t think there’s much here that’s surprising. But it offers a good snapshot of...

September 02, 2015

A Catholic Worker responds to the scandal in Des Moines: “There is an underlying clericalism I find deeply disturbing”

You may remember this story from last week—wherein a bishop moved to forbid Mass at...

September 02, 2015

A Catholic Worker responds to the scandal in Des Moines: “There is an underlying clericalism I find deeply disturbing”

You may remember this story from last week—wherein a bishop moved to forbid Mass at...

September 02, 2015

Pew survey: U.S. Catholics “remarkably accepting” of non-traditional families

I don't think there's much here that's surprising. But it offers a good snapshot of...

August 2015

August 25, 2015

Dorothy Day would be appalled

Back in the 1950s, the venerable woman who founded The Catholic Worker wrote a famous...

August 25, 2015

Dorothy Day would be appalled

Back in the 1950s, the venerable woman who founded The Catholic Worker wrote a famous...

August 19, 2015

Boom: Omaha sees Catholic surge in suburbs, may build more schools and churches

This is a good problem to have, I think. From Omaha.com: Step into St. Vincent de...

August 19, 2015

Boom: Omaha sees Catholic surge in suburbs, may build more schools and churches

This is a good problem to have, I think. From Omaha.com: Step into St. Vincent de...

August 12, 2015

Report: despite drop in membership, more German Catholics going to church

Pray Tell has the scoop: This is interesting. While the numbers officially leaving the church...

August 12, 2015

Report: despite drop in membership, more German Catholics going to church

Pray Tell has the scoop: This is interesting. While the numbers officially leaving the church...

August 09, 2015

Looking for a life-size statue of Jesus? Look no further

From a California newspaper comes this profile of a Catholic with a very unusual hobby:...

August 09, 2015

Bishop Morlino on SSPX: “Have nothing to do with them” — UPDATED

Madison's Bishop Robert Morlino makes clear his opposition: I want to be cautious and fair...

August 09, 2015

Looking for a life-size statue of Jesus? Look no further

From a California newspaper comes this profile of a Catholic with a very unusual hobby:...

August 09, 2015

Bishop Morlino on SSPX: “Have nothing to do with them” — UPDATED

Madison’s Bishop Robert Morlino makes clear his opposition: I want to be cautious and...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Church in Spain declares transgendered person not “suitable” to be a godparent

From Huffington Post in Spain: Alex Salinas is 21 years old. He was assigned female...

July 29, 2015

Church in Spain declares transgendered person not “suitable” to be a godparent

From Huffington Post in Spain: Alex Salinas is 21 years old. He was assigned female...

July 24, 2015

Report: priest stops funeral Mass mid-liturgy

From a TV station in Rochester, New York: A local family said a priest suddenly...

July 24, 2015

Report: priest stops funeral Mass mid-liturgy

From a TV station in Rochester, New York: A local family said a priest suddenly...

July 23, 2015

The one question every Catholic needs to ask…

...comes from the always-interesting Brandon Vogt. And it's a good one: New research shows that 7%...

July 23, 2015

New York City’s deaf Catholics find a new home

Some readers may recall the controversy surrounding the announcement last year that a parish serving...

July 23, 2015

The one question every Catholic needs to ask…

…comes from the always-interesting Brandon Vogt. And it’s a good one: New research shows that 7%...

July 23, 2015

New York City’s deaf Catholics find a new home

Some readers may recall the controversy surrounding the announcement last year that a parish serving...

July 19, 2015

Snapshot: in one diocese, survey reveals majority want divorced, remarried to receive commuion

Details: A recent survey by the Catholic Diocese of El Paso suggests many Catholics would...

July 19, 2015

Snapshot: in one diocese, survey reveals majority want divorced, remarried to receive commuion

Details: A recent survey by the Catholic Diocese of El Paso suggests many Catholics would...

July 18, 2015

More than 200,000 Catholics left the German church in 2014

The massive exodus continues: Germans who are officially enrolled in congregation are subject to a...

July 18, 2015

More than 200,000 Catholics left the German church in 2014

The massive exodus continues: Germans who are officially enrolled in congregation are subject to a...

June 2015

June 17, 2015

Bishop decries “hirsute flabmeisters spreading out in the pew…”

Behold the bishop of Providence, Thomas Tobin, unplugged: The sloppy and even offensive way people...

June 17, 2015

Bishop decries “hirsute flabmeisters spreading out in the pew…”

Behold the bishop of Providence, Thomas Tobin, unplugged: The sloppy and even offensive way people...

June 16, 2015

Pew survey: Catholics divided over global warming

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