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April 2014

April 29, 2014

Community Service Alert: Don’t Text and Drive!

A sad story out of High Point, North Carolina: Courtney Ann Sanford was really happy--and...

April 21, 2014

One Man’s Amazing Journey Toward the Catholic Faith

Richard Cole was not much of a believer: By his own admission, he didn't pray,...

April 11, 2014

Italian Newspaper Falls for Vatican’s April Fool’s Prank

After a shocking incident in January in which Pope Francis released two white doves, only...

March 2014

March 08, 2014

NY Church Gives Away an AR-15 Semi-Automatic Rifle

A New York church is holding a unique giveaway: As part of a special...

March 04, 2014

Catholic and Baptist Leaders Urge Senate to Name a Special Envoy for Religious Freedom

Bishop Richard Pates, chair of the USCCB's Committee on International Justice and Peace, and Russell...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

UPDATE: JPII Reliquary Found, Thieves Arrested–But No Relic!

Just a few days ago, I told you that the reliquary containing the blood of...

January 28, 2014

Seven Nuns Among Victims in Mexican Bus Crash

Seven Catholic nuns died late Saturday in Puebla, in east central Mexico, when the bus...

January 03, 2014

Reclusive Pope Emeritus Leaves His Vatican Home to Visit Hospitalized Brother

Pope Emeritus Benedict has rarely been seen, since he retired to the Mater Ecclesiae...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

Exhausted Boyfriend Kills Himself Rather Than Going Into Another Shoe Store

He said: You have more shoes than you could wear in a lifetime. It’s pointless...

December 23, 2013

Sad Update: The Man Who Set Himself Afire in St. Peter’s Square Has Died

A sad ending to the story I posted last week, about the Italian husband and...

December 23, 2013

C.S. Lewis Rebuts an Atheist Philosopher In a Doodle

Religion and Science: Are the two incompatible? Are the rules of science inviolable? Here, a...

December 17, 2013

The World Has Finally Ended for Soothsayer Harold Camping

For Harold Camping, the world has finally come to an end. At least, for him....

December 09, 2013

The Sledgehammer Blessing

Protestors in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, toppled the city’s statue of former Soviet leader...

December 09, 2013

Bishop Tobin Says Just the Right Thing About Mandela

Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon, has died. In many ways, he...

December 07, 2013

Rich in Years: Comforting Advice for the Elderly and Those Who Love Them

Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life,...

November 2013

November 23, 2013

John Paul I, the “September Pope”, Speaks on Love

Pope John Paul I was head of the Catholic Church for only one month: from...

November 23, 2013

U.S. to Downscale Its Vatican Embassy, Raising Concern Among Catholics—Including Five Former Ambassadors

The United States is scaling back its diplomatic mission at the Vatican—making plans to close...

November 12, 2013

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz Is the New President of USCCB

By an overwhelming margin, this morning the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops elected Louisville Archbishop...

November 08, 2013

Marriage: It’s Not for Sissies. (This Book Can Help.)

Thirty-five years of rainbows and fresh breezes, bouquets and butterflies, sultry kisses on Saturday nights..... ...

November 05, 2013

Apostolic Nunciature in Damascus Is Bombed; No Casualties

This just in: This morning the Vatican ambassador's office (Apostolic Nunciature) in Syria has been...

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...

October 25, 2013

Oh My Gosh! A Second American Bishop Has Contracted Hepatitis A!

Earlier today, I reported that Fargo’s new bishop, Bishop John T. Folda, had contracted Hepatitis...

October 23, 2013

Do You, Jodi, Take This Bridge To Be Your Lawfully Wedded Spouse…

Last July, Australian Jodi Rose married Le Pont du Diable Bridge in Céret, southern France. ...

October 15, 2013

Because Life Should Be Fun, and Puppies Are Cute

For your entertainment: A Dog Goldberg Machine. This is ingenious!

October 02, 2013

On the International Day of Older Persons, a Love Story

Tuesday, October 1, is the International Day of Older Persons. The day was established by...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

No Relief for the Poor, As Donation Bins With Warm Winter Clothing Are Stolen

When cold winds blow, the St. Vincent DePaul Society offers needed help to the poor,...

September 20, 2013

Domestic Terrorist Planned to Kill FRC Employees, Smear Chick-Fil-A Sandwiches on Their Faces

Floyd Lee Corkins II, domestic terrorist, was sentenced on September 19 and will serve 25...

September 19, 2013

British Cast Recreates an Avant-Garde Last Supper

A contemporary representation of the Last Supper in photography has been called “extremely silly” by...

September 17, 2013

Jon Stewart’s Tactless Little Joke About the Eucharist

“The Catholic Church,” said Jon Stewart, “is just an ordinary restaurant that only serves wafers.”...

September 07, 2013

Obama Administration Is “Pathetic”, Says Vladimir Putin

Russian president Vladimir Putin says the Obama Administration is “pathetic.” On September 4, Putin opened...