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February 2016

February 23, 2016

Another Catholic Newspaper Closes

Sad news in Ohio: The Diocese of Toledo said Monday that all five members of...

February 22, 2016

TCM Devotes a Month to Films “Condemned”

From Philly.com: When Lent began earlier this month, Archbishop Chaput wrote a column in which...

February 21, 2016

Archbishop: Those Planning Assisted Suicide Should Not be Anointed

From Canada: It would be inappropriate for a person intent on assisted suicide to request...

February 20, 2016

Francis and Trump: Populist Leaders Preaching Different Messages

An interesting analysis from The New York Times this morning: In the cage fight of...

February 20, 2016

More on Rome’s Upcoming Jubilee for Deacons

More details are emerging about the Jubilee weekend scheduled for May 27-29. I received an...

February 20, 2016

Doctors: Zika May Not Be to Blame for Outbreak

Details: The microcephaly outbreak in Brazil, which coincided with the spread of the Zika virus,...

February 20, 2016

Archbishop Urges Parishes to Sever Ties with Girl Scouts

From The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson has issued a letter calling...

February 19, 2016

Ordination Update: 8 New Deacons for Atlanta

From The Georgia Bulletin: The Archdiocese of Atlanta’s eight new deacons will serve the elderly,...

February 19, 2016

What the Pope Did and Didn’t Say on the Plane

Fr. James Martin explains it all succinctly in The Washington Post: Here are a few...

February 19, 2016

Greetings from California

After battling an awful cold for a couple days earlier in the week—facilitated, in part,...

February 19, 2016

What’s the Secret Behind this Parish’s Vocations Boom?

John Burger has the scoop: The Second Vatican Council described the Eucharist as “the source...

February 19, 2016

Little Sisters of the Poor Launch Website Tied to SCOTUS Battle

The order is taking its case to the media—specifically, new media: Little Sisters of the...

February 17, 2016

St. Thérèse’s Parents To Be Patron Saints of Marriage Movement

From a press release issued today: The Marriage Reality Movement announced Sunday, World Marriage Day,...

February 17, 2016

Obama’s Budget Cuts Funds for Abstinence-Only Sex Ed

This seems noteworthy to me: Though Republicans like to think of themselves as the party...

February 17, 2016

VIDEO: Pope Scolds Person Who Pulled Him Onto Man in Wheelchair

It happened while he was greeting people in the crowd Tuesday. From Aleteia: Unable to...

February 15, 2016

UPDATE: Mount St. Mary’s President Will Not Resign

You may remember the faculty voted for him to be removed last week. But he...

February 15, 2016

Letters Reveal John Paul’s Close Friendship with Married Woman

From the BBC: Hundreds of letters and photographs that tell the story of Pope John...

February 14, 2016

Scalia’s Faith

TIME magazine notes that when Antonin Scalia was appointed to the Supreme Court, Catholics were...

February 14, 2016

Scalia: “I don’t think there’s any such thing as a Catholic judge”

The late Supreme Court justice in 2010 gave a stemwinder of a speech in Maryland,...

February 14, 2016

Malta Puts Permanent Deacons “In Limbo”

From The Times of Malta: Malta will not be getting permanent deacons anytime soon as...

February 13, 2016

Did Justice Scalia Receive the “Last Rites”?—UPDATED

The sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a Catholic, raises an interesting question....

February 13, 2016

Mount St. Mary’s Faculty Votes for President to Go

Those who have been following this unfolding scandal may not find this news surprising: The...

February 13, 2016

For Valentine’s Day: Novena for Single Catholics

From the Bishops of England and Wales, via The Catholic Herald: The bishops of England...

February 13, 2016

What We Give Up: Homily for February 14, 2016, 1st Sunday of Lent

This Sunday we find ourselves with Jesus as he concludes his 40 days in the...

February 13, 2016

Pastor Offers Free Prayers at Coffee House

Details: Coffee is not exactly Thomas Rusert’s cup of tea. Nevertheless, every Thursday morning Pastor...

February 13, 2016

Revealed: Pope’s Regular Phone Calls to Argentine Prison

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis has a fortnightly telephone appointment with a youth prison in...

February 12, 2016

Ordination Update: 35 New Deacons for Charleston

Boom! From The Miscellany: The Diocese of Charleston now has 35 more ministers dedicated to...

February 12, 2016

Cupich to Chair New National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue

The press release, from the USCCB: Archbishop Blase J. Cupich of Chicago will serve as...

February 12, 2016

A Priceless Gift for the Pope: a Shoe Shine

From AP, on board the plane to Cuba with the pope: Popes always receive gifts...

February 12, 2016

Bishop Issues Apology to “Those Who Feel Unwelcomed” in Church

From Crux: Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of Springfield used the occasion of Ash Wednesday to...