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September 2013

September 23, 2013
From Dr. Edward Mulholland in Zenit:  Jorge María Bergoglio is now better known as Pope...
September 23, 2013
Mary DeTurris Poust has a followup to yesterday's cri de coeur on lackluster liturgy: Over...
September 23, 2013
From CNS: Tom Leopold is a very funny guy. He's also a Catholic. He has...
September 22, 2013
Details:  After months of nudging Catholics to reclaim Sunday as a day to attend Mass...
September 22, 2013
Writer Mary DeTurris Poust unloads:  One of the reasons I cried while reading Pope Francis’...
September 22, 2013
Another voice added to the "Amen" chorus singing the praises of Pope Francis, New York...
September 22, 2013
From Reuters: A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a 130-year-old church in...
September 21, 2013
The scoop, and text of his remarks today, from Vatican Radio: Pope Francis on Saturday...
September 21, 2013
The paper sniffs around for some analysis of the pope's interview:  Francis is challenging the...
September 21, 2013
The cardinal, of course, is part of the "Super 8" group of advisors to Pope...
September 21, 2013
They ordained five new deacons for the Diocese of  Lafayette-in-Indiana last weekend: Deacon John Etter Deacon...
September 21, 2013
Elizabeth Tenety in the Washington Post offers some anecdotal evidence: increased Mass attendance, larger crowds...
September 21, 2013
 "I was asked to give interviews and I always knew the questions in advance. They...
September 20, 2013
This story, posted earlier in the week, received tons of attention from around the internet—and...
September 20, 2013
From NCR:  The U.S. Catholic bishop who grabbed headlines when he said he was "disappointed"...
September 20, 2013
Lisa Hendey just posted this video of a photographer/wedding presider smackdown over at her place....
September 20, 2013
How did I miss this before?
September 20, 2013
That's how John Allen sizes up yesterday's headline-grabbing interview with Pope Francis.  His take: In...
September 20, 2013
From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis on Friday received members of the International Federation of Catholic...
September 20, 2013
From the CBS affiliate in Philadelphia:  Members of St. Mary’s Malaga are in disbelief after...
September 20, 2013
Editor Matt Malone, S.J., explains:  As with a lot of things, it began with an...
September 19, 2013
"God is in everyone’s life. Even if the life of a person has been a...
September 19, 2013
Details:  Giant's cornerback Prince Amukamara is being compared to Tim Tebow as more people take...
September 19, 2013
This is truly remarkable: an extended and exclusive interview published today in AMERICA. In the...
September 19, 2013
It's getting serious.  Details:  In a statement released today, the Diocese of Northampton said: “The...
September 19, 2013
From the Vatican news site :  Pope Francis received new Bishops from around the world...
September 19, 2013
Details: The Al-Azhar University in Cairo – considered one of the most important centres of...
September 18, 2013
The local paper, the Brooklyn Tablet, bids a fond farewell to Bishop Frank Caggiano, the...
September 18, 2013
That's the provocative question our own Elizabeth Scalia is asking in today's Washington Post:  It...
September 18, 2013
I think this is a story that needs to be told.  When we think of...
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