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July 2017

July 12, 2017

Cleveland’s new bishop writes to deacons: ‘Deacons have always been there for me’

Cleveland's new bishop-designate, Nelson J. Perez, took a moment yesterday, hours after he was named...

July 11, 2017

Stunning. Devastating. Heartbreaking. This is what is left of Mosul.

The drone footage from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says it all. At one time, it...

July 11, 2017

New study on Shroud of Turin concludes image could not have been painted, points to ‘a violent death’

From Vatican Insider: The Shroud of Turin, the linen cloth that according to an ancient...

July 11, 2017

Extraordinary, in every sense

The curious might want to check out the video above, of recent FSSP ordinations— the...

July 11, 2017

UPDATE: Man who threatened to kill religious sister in Brooklyn arrested—but then freed

You may remember this shocking video from last week. The sister who was attacked has...

July 11, 2017

‘The free offering of one’s life’: Pope Francis issues motu proprio, creating new category for beatification

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis issued an Apostolic Letter motu proprio on Tuesday, by which...

July 10, 2017

Wow: From Hindu to atheist to agnostic to Catholic priest

Here's something you don't hear about very often, via The Catholic Weekly in Australia: A...

July 09, 2017

Hymn of the Week: ‘I Sing the Mighty Power of God’

An oldy but a goody. Words by Isaac Watts, from the 18th century, music is...

July 09, 2017

Former Irish soccer star ordained a priest

You may remember his diaconate ordination from last year. Well, now he's completed his journey...

July 08, 2017

How a married father of two met a Mormon—and ended up becoming a Catholic priest

Amazing vocation story, from Baton Rouge: Pat Broussard answered a knock at his door in...

July 08, 2017

Carrying the weight of the world: Homily for July 9, 2017, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

If you leave St. Patrick’s Cathedral by the front door, on Fifth Avenue, you can’t...

July 07, 2017

Cardinal Meisner’s Last Testament: ‘Remain always with the Pope and you will never lose Christ.’

None other than Father Z has this translation of a video, which evidently contains part...

July 07, 2017

Charlie Gard’s parents: ‘We are hopeful he may get his chance now’

Details: A new hearing in the case of Charlie Gard will take place as early...

July 06, 2017

Our times: ‘A father-daughter dance doesn’t represent who our parents are anymore’

A snapshot of our world today, from The New York Times: The annual father-daughter dance...

July 06, 2017

Cardinal Tobin: ‘I don’t presume that every person who identifies as LGBTQ is sexually active’

The outspoken Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, had a lot to say when...

July 06, 2017

Boom: Russian Orthodox church reports record number of men studying to be priests

From The Tablet: Russia's Orthodox church has reported a sharp rise in seminary admissions, with...

July 06, 2017

U.S. fertility rate hits record low

While America was grilling burgers and lighting sparklers, this news broke: In 2016, the fertility...

July 05, 2017

Shock: video captures man threatening to kill nun in Brooklyn co-cathedral

You can watch the video above. Details from the press release: Police are investigating a...

July 05, 2017

From ‘meh’ to ‘yeah’: How to evangelize the ‘nones’

One of the big takeaways from the historic convocation in Orlando came from Bishop Robert...

July 05, 2017

Pro-death: Netherlands weighs euthanasia for the healthy

And we continue to scramble down the slippery slope: Politicians in the Netherlands are...

July 03, 2017

Must-read: European prayer vigil launched for Charlie Gard

The story that seized the attention of the world—from Donald Trump to the Pope and...

July 03, 2017

President Trump offers help to Charlie Gard—UPDATED

Details: US President Donald Trump has made an eleventh-hour intervention in the case of terminally-ill...

July 02, 2017

What we have come to: wombs for transgender?

Some bizarre and disturbing news from the U.K.: Transgender women who were born male should be...

July 02, 2017

Cardinal Müller talks about why he’s leaving C.D.F.

From CNA: In a brief interview given just hours after hearing that he would no...

July 02, 2017

Hymn of the Week: ‘God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand’

It was a joy to hear this thrilling old hymn today at Mass as the...

July 02, 2017

WATCH: Phyllis Zagano discusses women deacons

She chatted with the Rev. Thomas Rosica on Salt + Light's program Witness recently and...

July 01, 2017

The freedom to pray: Homily for July 2, 2017, 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

While a lot of us are getting ready to fire up the grill or head...

July 01, 2017

‘I hope you will be treated unfairly’: surprising words from a commencement speech

They came from Chief Justice John Roberts, at his address to graduates at Cardigan Mountain...

July 01, 2017

BREAKING: Pope names Jesuit Archbishop Luis Ladaria to head C.D.F.

From CNA: The Vatican announced Saturday that as Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s term as prefect of...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

Reports: Cardinal Müller out as head of C.D.F.

Multiple sources are reporting it, but so far no one is officially confirming the reports: ...