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June 2015

June 16, 2015

Pew survey: Catholics divided over global warming

View image | gettyimages.com Details: On the eve of a forthcoming encyclical by Pope Francis...

June 01, 2015

This is our Church: more Catholics, more parishes, fewer priests

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June 01, 2015

This is our Church: more Catholics, more parishes, fewer priests

View image | gettyimages.com Some highlights of a CARA report released today: Arguably, the three...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

From “nones” to nothing: study charts what may be America’s least religious generation

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May 29, 2015

From “nones” to nothing: study charts what may be America’s least religious generation

View image | gettyimages.com A press release, from San Diego State University, offers some sobering...

May 25, 2015

“What I learned from 46 consecutive days in church”

Catholic broadcaster Adrian Chiles recently set himself a challenge for Lent: to go to church...

May 25, 2015

“What I learned from 46 consecutive days in church”

Catholic broadcaster Adrian Chiles recently set himself a challenge for Lent: to go to church...

May 21, 2015

“The world is becoming more religious, not less…”

An interesting perspective, from author Wes Granberg-Michaelson in The Washington Post: While Christianity may be on...

May 21, 2015

“The world is becoming more religious, not less…”

An interesting perspective, from author Wes Granberg-Michaelson in The Washington Post: While Christianity may be on...

May 18, 2015

“Dear Church…”: A millennial writes about how to keep his generation in the pews

View image | gettyimages.com This was written by a young Protestant—United Methodist, actually—but it should be...

May 18, 2015

“Dear Church…”: A millennial writes about how to keep his generation in the pews

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May 16, 2015

There go the Germans. Again.

From the National Catholic Register: A public dispute has broken out between Germany’s top lay...

May 16, 2015

There go the Germans. Again.

From the National Catholic Register: A public dispute has broken out between Germany’s top lay...

May 13, 2015

Douthat: those grim numbers from Pew may not be as grim as you think

The New York Times conservative commentator Ross Douthat — a Catholic—takes a slightly less pessimistic...

May 13, 2015

Douthat: those grim numbers from Pew may not be as grim as you think

The New York Times conservative commentator Ross Douthat — a Catholic—takes a slightly less pessimistic...

May 12, 2015

Archdiocese bans photographs during all religious services

View image | gettyimages.com Details: Dublin archdiocese is banning photographs being taken during religious ceremonies,...

May 12, 2015

Study: Christian population declining in U.S.; “unaffiliated” now outnumber Catholics

View image | gettyimages.com From The Wall Street Journal: Amy Boyle grew up in the Roman...

May 12, 2015

Archdiocese bans photographs during all religious services

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May 12, 2015

Study: Christian population declining in U.S.; “unaffiliated” now outnumber Catholics

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May 07, 2015

Cardinal to celebrate Mass for LGBT Catholics

From U.K.'s The Catholic Herald Cardinal Vincent Nichols will celebrate Mass with a “pastoral outreach”...

May 07, 2015

Cardinal to celebrate Mass for LGBT Catholics

From U.K.’s The Catholic Herald Cardinal Vincent Nichols will celebrate Mass with a “pastoral outreach”...

May 02, 2015

Actress Maria Bello: “I’m proud to call myself a Catholic”

The star of "ER" and "The Cooler" has just published a series of personal essays...

May 02, 2015

Actress Maria Bello: “I’m proud to call myself a Catholic”

The star of “ER” and “The Cooler” has just published a series of personal essays...

May 01, 2015

Millennials speak up: stop trying to make church “cool”

View image | gettyimages.com From Rachel Held Evans in The Washington Post: Bass reverberates through...

May 01, 2015

Millennials speak up: stop trying to make church “cool”

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April 2015

April 28, 2015

Bishop plans to return sacraments of initiation to “their proper order”

Below is part of a letter issued last week by Bishop Larry Silva, from Honolulu:...

April 28, 2015

Faith in the center ring: how Ringling Brothers ministers to Catholics under the big top

CNS's Chaz Muth and Tyler Osborn have produced this lively look at one of the...

April 28, 2015

Faith in the center ring: how Ringling Brothers ministers to Catholics under the big top

CNS’s Chaz Muth and Tyler Osborn have produced this lively look at one of the...

April 28, 2015

Bishop plans to return sacraments of initiation to “their proper order”

Below is part of a letter issued last week by Bishop Larry Silva, from Honolulu:...

April 23, 2015

Parish cancels pig wrestling competition after backlash

In Wisconsin: St. Patrick Parish in Stephensville has called off its decades-old annual pig wrestling...