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November 2015

November 24, 2015

Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter Just Got Its First Bishop

Just announced: Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Steven J. Lopes to be the first bishop...

November 21, 2015

HuffPo’s Latest Anti-Catholic Screed Ignores the View of Faithful Catholics

The Huffington Post has sunk to a new low in inviting the director of Dignity,...

August 2015

August 27, 2015

Why Won’t the Catholic Church “Get With the Times” and Ordain Women Priests?

In Des Moines, Iowa, the Catholic Worker House is no longer permitted to hold liturgies...

June 2015

June 15, 2015

BREAKING: Archbishop Nienstedt Resigns, But Maintains Innocence Amidst Charges of Cover-up

Archbishop John C. Nienstedt, the beleaguered archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, has resigned, it...

February 2015

February 01, 2015

Bishop David Ricken Criticizes Selection of Gloria Steinem as Catholic College Speaker

Gloria Steinem won't be speaking about abortion when she visits the campus of St. Norbert College this...

January 2015

January 06, 2015

African-American Bishop Speaks from Experience About Racism in America

Bishop Edward K. Braxton has seen the ugly face of racism up close and personal--and...

December 2014

December 27, 2014

It’s Still Christmas! A Reminder from Bishop Ricken

November 2014

November 18, 2014

Brittany Maynard’s Mother Calls Vatican Statement “A Slap In the Face”

Brittany Maynard's mother is angry. Debbie Ziegler, whose 29-year-old daughter Brittany committed suicide rather than...

November 14, 2014

Did Concerns Re. the Pope’s Agenda Color the USCCB General Assembly? Bishop Coyne Says Definitely Not

At this week's General Assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Auxiliary Bishop Christopher...

November 09, 2014

U.S. Bishops to Discuss Celiac Disease at November Assembly

When the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops convenes November 10-13 in Baltimore, one of the items...

November 07, 2014

Call for Prayer: Bishop Robert Baker Undergoes Surgery Today

Prayer Warriors: Please say a prayer today for Bishop Robert J. Baker, bishop of Birmingham...

September 2014

September 09, 2014

Who Are the Americans Who Will Participate in the October Synod?

News from the Vatican this morning, where Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary general of the Synod...

August 2014

August 07, 2014

Bishop Strums the Guitar at Medjugorje

Swiss Bishop Marian Eleganti delighted the crowd by picking up his guitar and joining the...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Bishop Rozanski Named to Lead Springfield Diocese

More changes emanating from Rome! Today Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, auxiliary bishop in Baltimore, was...

June 18, 2014

The Bishops’ Love Affair With Raising the Minimum Wage

My fellow Patheos blogger Will Duquette has a great essay on his blog about the...

June 17, 2014

The March For Marriage: You Could Go, Y’Know….

Nancy Pelosi’s attack has backfired! The left-wing Congresswoman from California sent her Archbishop a letter,...

June 16, 2014

Archbishop Cordileone Responds to Nancy Pelosi and Other Critics of the “March for Marriage”

The Internet has been abuzz this week with news that liberal Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has...

June 14, 2014

Three New Bishops for New York!

Well, I didn't see that coming! Pope Francis has appointed three new auxiliary bishops for...

June 05, 2014

These Bishops Are Good “Sports”!

Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer got a standing ovation after throwing out the first pitch at...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

“Bling Bishop” Is Gone; Now What?

Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, bishop of Limburg, "cannot, at the present moment, continue to exercise...

March 04, 2014

Pope “Stunned” by Abortion Rate in Spain. Wait Until He Hears About the U.S.!

Pope Francis was "stunned" to hear that there are more than 110,000 abortions performed in...

January 2014

January 26, 2014

The Bishops and American Business: Rethinking the Minimum Wage

DECENT WORK and JUST WAGES. Those are the noble goals laid out in a January...

January 17, 2014

In Time for the March for Life: All Clear for Fr. Frank Pavone!

I told this story over at the Kresta in the Afternoon blog, but I want...

January 11, 2014

“Sometimes Things Are Not As They Seem” – Bishop Finn on Jahi McMath

So many words have been written about Jahi McMath, the 13-year-old California girl who was...

November 2013

November 13, 2013

U.S. Bishops to President Obama: NO, We Will Not Comply

The Catholic bishops of the United States, at the conclusion of the U.S. Conference...

November 11, 2013

Pope Francis, the U.S. Bishops, and Now YOU Can Help the Philippines!

As the first relief shipments arrive in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines, Pope Francis and the U.S....

November 09, 2013

Peoria Bishop in a Wild West Shootout!

Continuing on the theme of “Church leaders are regular people, too”…. I love Bishop Daniel...

November 07, 2013

Medjugorje: What I Saw at the Apparition

This week, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith sent a letter instructing...

November 05, 2013

That Survey for the World-Wide Church: Not Exactly…

Well, it seems there’s been a little confusion over this whole “synod survey” thing. First,...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Bling Bishop’s Lavish Mansion May Be Converted to a Soup Kitchen

In case the “Bishop of Bling” thought tempers would cool down and things would return...