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December 2015

December 22, 2015

Abandoned Church Becomes a Sacred Space for Skaters

This is different: A church that used to be a spiritual center for the working class...

December 22, 2015

Great Moments in Journalism: What a Fire Did to This Church is Obscene

I was cheered to see this story and accompanying pictures, showing details of a new...

December 22, 2015

Newly crowned “Miss Iraq” Gets Kidnapping Threat from ISIS

Details: Iraq's new beauty queen received a threatening phone call on Tuesday telling her to...

December 22, 2015

Muslims Protect Christians During Attack in Kenya

From Reuters: Somali Islamist militants sprayed a Kenyan bus with bullets on Monday, killing two...

December 21, 2015

Behold, the “Pet Rock” of the 21st Century

Someone is going to get rich off this idea: Pros: Inexpensive, doesn't need a battery....

December 21, 2015

“In my view, it’s better for everyone when liturgy is left in the hands of men…”

From the pages of Crisis, Rachel Lu offers her opinion on female altar servers, and...

December 21, 2015

Merry Whatever

More young people see Christmas as a secular rather than religious holiday, according to a...

December 21, 2015

Will Greg Burke Be the Next Father Lombardi?

John Allen speculates: In moves that clearly seem to afford English-speaking communications officials in the...

December 21, 2015

Pope to Curia: “Return to the Essentials”

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis has urged the Roman Curia to “return to the essentials”...

December 20, 2015

The Perfect Song for the 4th Sunday of Advent

It's got a little self-examination ("Making a list, checkin' it twice"), a penitential spirit ("You better be...

December 20, 2015

Inside “The Sexiest Congregation in New York”

Eye-popping headline aside, this is an interesting look at how one parish in New York...

December 20, 2015

Artist Depicts the Last Supper with Homeless

Details: Artists have long interpreted Jesus’ final meal with his apostles, from Leonardo da Vinci’s...

December 20, 2015

Boom: More Young Men Being Drawn to Priesthood…in India

The Hindustan Times looks at the reasons why: For five years, Omar Fernandes worked as...

December 19, 2015

Look Who’s Becoming a Bishop

It's the guy on the left (seen here last summer in Buffalo). From Rocco: While...

December 19, 2015

Pope Backs Sainthood Cause for Architect of Barcelona’s Famed Sagrada Familia

From CNA: On Wednesday Pope Francis met with members of the organization in charge of...

December 19, 2015

“How Does This Happen to Me?”: Homily for December 20, 2015, 4th Sunday of Advent

Finally, the weeks of yearning, waiting, dreaming and wondering have come to an end. The...

December 18, 2015

Mercy in the Mall: Priests Hear Confession in an Unexpected Place

This is great: Ireland getting into the spirit of the Year of Mercy, by offering...

December 18, 2015

Do You See What I See? A Nativity Scene in a Manhattan Window

The scene above (which I snapped with my cellphone a few days ago) can be...

December 18, 2015

“Mom, Today I Became a Catholic”

A look at a teenager's unexpected conversion, via Huffington Post: About five years ago Natalie...

December 18, 2015

It’s Official: Mother Teresa to be Declared a Saint

From Vatican Radio: Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is to be made a Saint. Pope Francis on...

December 17, 2015

A Young Iraqi Christian on ISIS: “Yes, I Forgive Them, as Jesus Said”

Just in time for Christmas, and the beginning of the Year of Mercy, comes this...

December 17, 2015

Pope to Open Holy Door at a Homeless Shelter Friday

From Vatican Radio: As you arrive at the Holy Door of the Caritas centre for...

December 17, 2015

Revised Marriage Rite Coming Next Year

Barry Hudock at OSV lists some of the significant changes we can expect: So what’s...

December 16, 2015

Campaign Launched to Give St. Michael Medals to Every Police Officer in Maryland

From The Catholic Review in Baltimore: Maybe it’s the fact that he’s their patron saint....

December 16, 2015

“Enough With All of the Negativity!”

Fr. Mark Goldasich in the Kansas City newspaper, The Leaven, unloads: Right before Thanksgiving, a friend...

December 16, 2015

Salt Lake City Diocese Releases Report on “Bleeding” Host

You'll probably remember this story from last month. Now, a resolution. Details: In November of 2015,...

December 16, 2015

“I Just Cried”: Mystery Donor Pays Off Walmart Layaways in Ohio

How's this for a great story for the season: A mystery donor told Walmart employees...

December 16, 2015

College Professor Placed on Leave After Explaining Why She Wore a Hijab, Quoting Pope Francis

From Christianity Today: A tenured Wheaton College political science professor who pledged to wear a...

December 16, 2015

Parents Protest Muslim Prayer Room in a Catholic School

Yes, in Michigan: It may surprise some to learn Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield...

December 16, 2015

Illegal Immigrants Attack Soldiers at St. Mary Major, Shouting “Allahu Akbar”

From The International Business Times: Italian police arrested two illegal migrants, who attacked soldiers on...