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October 2016

October 05, 2016

WATCH: Mark Wahlberg films a pitch for vocations because ‘I’m blessed to have many wonderful priests in my life’

How cool is this? Details: “I want my children and future generations to have good...

October 04, 2016

Vatican opens sainthood cause for nun who saw host turn blood-red

From the Catholic Herald: A London nun who saw the Eucharist turn to bloody flesh...

October 04, 2016

Arlington gets a new bishop: Bishop Michael Burbidge of Raleigh

Details: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde and has...

October 04, 2016

Meet Sister Grace Dominic, the reporter who became a Sister of Life

I missed this item when it popped up several weeks back, but the current edition of...

October 04, 2016

New York Times: Kaine and Pence bring faith back into the mix

Mike Pence and Tim Kaine face off tonight in the vice presidential debate. The New...

October 03, 2016

Seminarians in Charlotte ridiculed while praying outside an abortion facility

The image above appeared on the St. Joseph College Seminary Facebook page: seminarians and local...

October 03, 2016

Stable faith: Bishop celebrates Mass in the barn of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah

Born in a stable, Jesus likely felt right at home. From CNS: “American Pharoah is...

October 03, 2016

Pope advises U.S. Catholics how to vote: ‘Pray and choose in conscience’

From CNS: Catholics facing difficult political choices must study the issues, pray about the election...

October 02, 2016

Pope Francis: “Jesus certainly will not say, ‘Go away because you are homosexual.’ No.”

He made the remarks on this subject on the plane returning to Rome from Georgia....

October 02, 2016

Bruce Springsteen talks to Stephen Colbert about being ‘the worst altar boy on planet Earth’

The Boss appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Friday night to plug his...

October 02, 2016

Man arrested for vandalizing churches in Rome, attacking priceless statues and crucifixes

Details: A 39 year old Ghanaian national has been arrested for attacking four churches in Rome...

October 02, 2016

Virginia Catholics protest outside diocesan offices, demand Tim Kaine be denied communion

Details: About two dozen Virginia Catholics held a peaceful demonstration against Tim Kaine outside the...

October 01, 2016

Lincoln’s Bishop Conley: Catholic voters can abstain from voting in a particular race

From CNA: Catholics who can't in good conscience vote for either major presidential candidate are...

October 01, 2016

Ordination update: 17 new deacons for Rockford

From an email this morning: Last Saturday, September 24th, I had the privilege of concelebrating...

October 01, 2016

Pope Francis: ‘There’s a global war to destroy marriage’

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis’ first engagement on Saturday afternoon in the Georgian capital was...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

An atheist minister at a Protestant church: ‘We don’t talk about God…’

What the what? Check this out: The Rev. Gretta Vosper is a dynamic, activist minister...

September 30, 2016

‘My journey from Tehran to Rome’: A Muslim-born Iranian writes about how he became Catholic

You may remember the story of Sohrab Ahmari, an editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal...

September 29, 2016

Here’s something you don’t see every day: a tri-ritual priest

From The Catholic News Herald: Father Joseph Matlak, 31, is celebrating his one-year anniversary of...

September 29, 2016

In Connecticut this weekend? Stop by and say hello!

Our team from CNEWA will be in the Archdiocese of Hartford Saturday, speaking to deacons...

September 29, 2016

Shock: Eucharist stolen from New York City church

From Catholic New York: The Holy Eucharist was stolen early last week from Holy Trinity...

September 29, 2016

Has Pope Francis failed?

That's the provocative question in The New York Times: When Pope Francis ascended to the...

September 29, 2016

Who wants to be a TV millionaire? This West Virginia priest—UPDATED

And he's getting his chance with an appearance on the long-running game show. Details: After...

September 28, 2016

Help wanted: exorcists needed.

From The Telegraph: In the US, over the past 10 years, the number of official...

September 28, 2016

Trump, Clinton confirmed for annual Al Smith Dinner

The press release: Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump will be the speakers for this...

September 27, 2016

Merry Christmas: Scorcese’s ‘Silence’ is coming

At long last: Paramount announced Monday that it will release the Martin Scorcese's passion project "Silence"...

September 27, 2016

Charity auctions off pope’s cars to benefit Syrian refugees

From AFP: Cars used by Pope Francis in Poland during the Catholic Church's World Youth...

September 27, 2016

Pope names Dallas pastor as Bishop of Lubbock

From Dallas, their announcement: Pope Francis has named the pastor of St. Rita Catholic Church in...

September 27, 2016

Pope offers advice on how to cope ‘when we are lukewarm, depressed and without hope’

From the pope's homily today: What should you do when you or a friend or...

September 27, 2016

Church alleges smear campaign against murdered priests

From Crux: Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church is criticizing what it considers a campaign to smear three...

September 26, 2016

Show of hands: what do you do during the ‘Our Father’ at Mass?

This has been circulating on Aleteia, an explanation from the Rev. Henry Vargas Holguin that...