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June 15, 2016
Chaldean Church Calls for Christians to Fast One Day During Ramadan
Details: In the midst of the ongoing conflict raging in Iraq, the Chaldean Church is...
June 14, 2016
BREAKING: Fulton Sheen’s Family Petitions Court to Move Body to Illinois
In theory, this could re-start the stalled sainthood process. The press release: It is with...
June 14, 2016
“High Jinks in the Workplace”? Catholic Teenager Allegedly Tied to Cross, Bullied for His Beliefs
From England: A Catholic teenager was tied to a wooden cross and hung from a...
June 13, 2016
How Chick-Fil-A Responded to the Orlando Massacre
Well, this is interesting, an item that has started bouncing around social media: ...In a...
June 13, 2016
A First: Oregon Ruling Lets People Choose Neither Sex for Gender
Really: A judge in Oregon has granted a petition allowing a person to legally choose...
June 13, 2016
Archbishop Cupich on Orlando Massacre: “We Can No Longer Stand By and Do Nothing”
The archbishop of Chicago released this statement yesterday: Our prayers and hearts are with the victims of...
June 13, 2016
Muslims, Christians and Jews Seek Solidarity and Unity After Orlando Attack
Details: Religious leaders in Central Florida called Monday for interfaith unity and cooperation after a gunman killed 49 people Sunday in...
June 12, 2016
Ordination Update: 23 New Deacons for Knoxville
Thanks to my friend Stephen Golder, who sent along these great pictures from Saturday's ordination...
June 12, 2016
Who Is My Neighbor? These Syrian Christians Know
From Vatican Radio: Since the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, dedicated to prayer...
June 12, 2016
“What’s My Line?”: Homily for 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
From over on Aleteia's home page: In the 1950s, one of the most popular shows...
June 12, 2016
Diocese of Helena Begins Permitting Outdoor Weddings
This development may raise some eyebrows: For the first time in decades, the Catholic Diocese...
June 12, 2016
Ordination Update: 13 New Deacons for Los Angeles
Congratulations and welcome! Ad multos annos! Check out the homily of Archbishop Gomez from Saturday's ordination...
June 10, 2016
UPDATE: Kerala Bishops Call for Release of Kidnapped Priest
From a press release: The Kerala Catholic Bishops Conference (KCBC) on June 8 expressed concern...
June 10, 2016
Pope Adds New Feast Day: St. Mary Magdalene
From Vatican Radio : It was announced on Friday Pope Francis has decided to raise...
June 09, 2016
Hollywood Reporter: Mel Gibson Working on Sequel to “Passion of the Christ”
Details: Mel Gibson and writer Randall Wallace are working on a sequel to The Passion...
June 09, 2016
Historic: Dramatic Changes to Liturgy for Papal Mass for Sick and Disabled
This is big: For the first time in history in St. Peter’s Square, the Gospel...
June 09, 2016
Pennsylvania Legislators Say They Are Being Targeted for “Retribution” by Catholic Church
From Philly.com: One lawmaker called it "electioneering." Another grew emotional as she recounted being snubbed...
June 09, 2016
Opus Dei Assumes Control of Fulton Sheen’s Landmark Parish in New York City
From the Opus Dei website, this press release: The Prelature of Opus Dei has accepted Cardinal...
June 08, 2016
Following the Carpenter: New Tulsa Bishop Creates His Own Crosier
How cool is this: Deep in the heart of Texas, a campus chaplain is busy...
June 07, 2016
Brooklyn Bishop Slams Charges of Bribery as “Patently False,” Demands Retraction
From the In My Backyard Desk, news about my bishop: The head of the Catholic...
June 07, 2016
C’est Si Bon: Check Out What Paris is Doing to Help the Homeless
This is something extraordinary: While Parisians have long been sympathetic to their homeless population, a...
June 07, 2016
On Catholic Clergy and Politics
With another election cycle heating up, this seems a good time for a refresher course...
June 07, 2016
Syro-Malabar Church Gets Its First Married Permanent Deacon
Check this out, from India: In a historic development, a layman, that too a married...
June 07, 2016
Gary Sinise, Jim Nicholson Receive St. Pio Award
From my friends at the St. Pio Foundation: On Friday, May 27, 2016, just a...
June 06, 2016
Country Star Maggie Rose’s Big Fat Catholic Wedding
It's all over People magazine, don'cha know? Snip: Maggie Rose "ain't your mama" – but...
June 06, 2016
Pope Francis: “Deacons are the face of the church in the daily life of a community”
Days after celebrating the Jubilee for Deacons, the Holy Father added a few more thoughts...
June 06, 2016
How Do You Balance Life with 10 Kids?
It sounds impossible—but meet a mother who explains how it's done. From Aleteia's sister site,...
June 06, 2016
Deacon Keating: “The Deacon Has Been Lacerated By Christ’s Own Mission to Find the Lost”
Over the weekend, I posted the talk I gave during the Jubilee for Deacons in...
June 06, 2016
Ordination Update: 13 New Deacons for Chicago
A first look at the new crew, from the Facebook page of Catholic New World,...
June 06, 2016
Muslim Leader Thanks Iraqi Christians for Efforts to Promote Unity
This is the sort of news that doesn't get reported very often—but should be: “Our...
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