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March 2013

March 01, 2013
Worth revisiting, I think.  His remarks from Lent 2008, via Zenit:   +++ Following a...
March 01, 2013
From AMERICA magazine:  A diaconate for women should be considered as a new role for...

February 2013

February 28, 2013
Benedict's last day, woven together into a poignant montage by CNS's Chaz Muth. Click below...
February 28, 2013
From Vatican Radio, the translation of Pope Benedict's remarks to the cardinals this morning: +++...
February 28, 2013
From today's Morning Prayer, Psalm 79: Lord, tend Your vine... Shepherd of Israel, listen –...
February 28, 2013
Details:  New York has the highest teen abortion rate in the country, but per capita...
February 28, 2013
From Voice of America:  Outgoing Pope Benedict has met with his cardinals ahead of boarding...
February 27, 2013
A favorite story of Blessed Pope John XXIII—the man born Joseph Roncalli—tells of how he...
February 27, 2013
Charles Redfern spills the beans over at HuffPo: It's time I come clean. I'm an...
February 27, 2013
A few weeks ago, this kind of scene was something routine in Rome.  Now, it's...
February 27, 2013
From Rome Reports, below.
February 27, 2013
From the Vatican, the full text of Pope Benedict's final general audience: +++ Venerable Brothers in...
February 26, 2013
With all the papal craziness—who's up, who's down, who's electable, who's not—here's a welcome palate-cleanser...
February 26, 2013
Details: According to a new Gallup poll, young Latinos are shedding the Catholic faith of their...
February 26, 2013
An interesting detail about the pope, via EWTN:  Throughout his eight-year papacy, Pope Benedict XVI...
February 26, 2013
The question some folks were asking: will he be coming back? The shot above was...
February 26, 2013
Just announced this morning:  Benedict XVI will be “Pontiff emeritus” or “Pope emeritus”, as Fr....
February 26, 2013
That's Washington's Cardinal Donald Wuerl discussing priorities for the next pope. From Catholic News Service: ...
February 25, 2013
California blogger Marissa Nichols writes of a surprising encounter she had not long ago with...
February 25, 2013
Lots. Especially if the one doing the blessing is a lay person. Fr. Z rants...
February 25, 2013
From the Los Angeles Times:  Next month, 19 cardinals from Latin America will be among...
February 25, 2013
Via CNS:  In his last week as pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI issued new rules for...
February 25, 2013
Details from the BBC: Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, is stepping...
February 24, 2013
The New York Times looks at the continent that some think could be the home...
February 24, 2013
That's the common thinking about a personal favorite of mine among the papabile: a man...
February 24, 2013
The text of the pope's final Angelus, delivered today: Dear brothers and sisters! On the...
February 23, 2013
After making big news Friday, with his call for a married priesthood, Scotland's Cardinal Keith...
February 23, 2013
If you're wondering how gift shops and purveyors of Catholic kitsch are handling the coming...
February 23, 2013
In his own words:  [Fr. Ron Rolheiser] calls our suffering what it really is:  painful...
February 23, 2013
Very good news, from Kansas: Emil Kapaun, a priest from Kansas celebrated for his actions...
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