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November 2016

November 21, 2016
As the release of "Silence" approaches, I suspect we'll be seeing more stories like this....
November 21, 2016
From Vatican Radio:  Although the Extraordinary Jubilee Year has concluded, we are still living in...
November 20, 2016
Details:  At the conclusion of the Consistory celebration on Saturday, Pope Francis made a visit...
November 19, 2016
Timely and important words, from his homily at the Consistory for the creation of the...
November 18, 2016
This sensational and beautiful ad for Amazon is featured prominently on Aleteia's home page, and it's...
November 18, 2016
If you're near Groton or New London, Connecticut this weekend, stop by and say hello:...
November 18, 2016
The New York Times this week posted a short video, with highlights from sermons and...
November 18, 2016
From RNS:  Pope Francis is firing back at foes of his efforts to make the...
November 18, 2016
Details from The Catholic Free Press: Dennis McCarthy drove by the same church each day on...
November 17, 2016
This just in:  A New York judge has ruled in favor of the Diocese of...
November 17, 2016
From CNA:  Abel Azcona stole more than 240 consecrated hosts from Masses celebrated in the...
November 17, 2016
As I noted earlier, yesterday I took part in a panel discussion with America Media...
November 16, 2016
The press release: Roma Downey, President of LightWorkers Media, a division of MGM and Mark...
November 16, 2016
From RNS: The alliance between Roman Catholics and evangelical Protestants on a range of issues...
November 16, 2016
Rebecca Hamilton takes note of some reassuring words by Bishop Anthony Taylor: I knew Bishop...
November 15, 2016
Check out this interview with cardinal-designate Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the new Vatican office...
November 15, 2016
So this is about to happen: The current Vatican commission exploring the possibility of women...
November 14, 2016
From CBS News:  After months on the campaign trail of Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric about...
November 14, 2016
Details:  Senate Majority Leader advisor Andrew Bremberg will lead president-elect Donald Trump's healthcare transition team,...
November 14, 2016
The following was posted on the organization's Facebook page Saturday. N.B.: They point out that...
November 14, 2016
From The New York Times:  Bishop Manuel A. Cruz opened with a head count. “Four,”...
November 14, 2016
From CNA:  Citing conflicting interpretations of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on love in the family,...
November 12, 2016
Details:  The Pope's "Jubilee of Mercy" year, which ends this month, has brought more than...
November 12, 2016
From The New York Times: Donald J. Trump rarely goes to church, said he’s never...
November 12, 2016
Garrison Keillor used to begin his weekly monologue by saying: “It’s been a quiet week...
November 11, 2016
  Has any pope ever done this before? Details:  Pope Francis on Friday met a...
November 11, 2016
I think we need this right now. This comes from his Christmas sermon of 1967....
November 11, 2016
The great songwriter and poet died yesterday at 82, but his signature song endures, in...
November 11, 2016
From CNS:  He had planned this moment for months, had thought about it for years....
November 11, 2016
A new collection of homilies by Pope Francis has just been published, and CNS has...
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