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April 2013

April 01, 2013
That's the question on the lips of a lot of Vatican-watchers, including Francis X. Rocca...
April 01, 2013
Pope Francis joined pilgrims this morning to pray the Regina Coeli in St. Peter's Square....
April 01, 2013
Another great story of a return to the church—this time, with an entire Arkansas family...

March 2013

March 31, 2013
From the Forum in Fargo, North Dakota: Timothy Murphy experienced a dramatic turnaround at the...
March 31, 2013
And how did you spend your weekend? Happy Easter!  He is risen!  Alleluia! Photos by...
March 31, 2013
Details:  During an interview for “This Week,” Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan told ABC...
March 31, 2013
Below, the text of Pope Francis' Urbi et Orbi message for Easter:  Dear brothers and...
March 30, 2013
From my parish tonight: the altar servers pictured below took part in every single liturgy...
March 30, 2013
Details:  The bishop of Damascus reports that the Christian sector of the city is in...
March 30, 2013
Here we have a brief but beautiful glimpse at a service this morning at St....
March 30, 2013
I wondered earlier this week if the new pontiff might have a profound impact on...
March 30, 2013
It will be interesting to see if this actually goes forward as planned—and what the...
March 29, 2013
Details from AP: The Vatican on Friday (March 29) dismissed criticism of Pope Francis’ decision...
March 29, 2013
From Vatican Radio:  Los Angeles County has one of the highest youth incarceration rates in...
March 29, 2013
This is probably one of the most difficult, most challenging, most brutal passages in all...
March 29, 2013
This is probably one of the most difficult, most challenging, most brutal passages in all...
March 29, 2013
Two views of Pope Francis, from different perspectives, come to a strikingly similar conclusion. From...
March 28, 2013
From Rome Reports, the Holy Father is shown in this video washing the feet of...
March 28, 2013
From Vatican Radio:  The Washing of the Feet, or Mandatum, is an integral part of...
March 28, 2013
Patheos posed the question and asked for a 200-word answer. Okay. I'll keep it simple....
March 28, 2013
From the Vatican, the text of Pope Francis' homily at today's Chrism Mass: Dear Brothers...
March 28, 2013
A few people have commented on it, and I've noticed it, too: the new pope...
March 27, 2013
From the vault: my homily from Holy Thursday 2010:  +++ Not long ago, The History...
March 27, 2013
CNS's gifted producer Robert Duncan has put together this exceptional glimpse at the Franciscan spirituality...
March 27, 2013
A Cuban cardinal has shared Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio's intervention during the pre-conclave General Congregation meetings:...
March 27, 2013
A snapshot of our fractured world in 2013, from the Telegraph: British mourners are renting...
March 27, 2013
From the vault: my homily from Holy Thursday 2010:  +++ Not long ago, The History...
March 27, 2013
A preliminary text from today's appearance, from the Vatican: Dear Brothers and Sisters, On Palm Sunday...
March 27, 2013
An intriguing take on the new pope, from Catholic San Francisco:  Pope Francis is offering...
March 27, 2013
The Chicago Tribune follows one young man's unusual pilgrimage: There's nothing extraordinary about Aidan Gillespie's...
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