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February 2019

February 23, 2019
The Catholic Herald dubbed this the one speech from the abuse summit you should read,...
February 23, 2019
Sad news from the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky: Brother Patrick Hart, O.C.S.O., who served...
February 23, 2019
Via NCR: A top cardinal has admitted that the global Catholic Church destroyed files to...
February 22, 2019
Not all abusers are treated the same way in every country, as The Wall Street...
February 22, 2019
Excuse me, there's something in my eye. (Pause to blow nose to stop sniffling) This...
February 22, 2019
Hundreds of years of tradition are about to fall by the wayside. From the BBC: ...
February 21, 2019
I've been noticing this myself, and Elizabeth Scalia sums it all up:  “I am so...
February 21, 2019
From CNS:  Opening the Vatican summit on child protection and the clerical sexual abuse crisis,...
February 20, 2019
This is, in every sense, very cool:  Famous actor Tom Hanks visited the Orthodox church...
February 19, 2019
From the blog of Hemmer Law:  Today, Lin Wood and Todd McMurtry filed their first...
February 19, 2019
My blog neighbor Kate O'Hare has the full story and interview with the headline-making hitmaker...
February 19, 2019
My friend, blog neighbor and fellow Queens resident Dr. Pat McNamara offers us the long...
February 19, 2019
In America magazine, the Rev. Nathan W. O'Halloran, S.J., writes about — and defends —...
February 18, 2019
From The New York Times:  The Vatican has confirmed, apparently for the first time, that...
February 18, 2019
It was one of the most famous moments in the early years of John Paul's...
February 18, 2019
Great news:  A bill that would outlaw abortions solely based on a Down syndrome diagnosis...
February 18, 2019
From Catholic New York:  Deacon Eugene Burke, who served for 46 years at St. Gabriel...
February 17, 2019
Hot on the heels of the McCarrick defrocking, and just in time for the summit...
February 17, 2019
From The Washington Post:  In Catholic Church law, being forcibly laicized is sometimes called the...
February 16, 2019
From Vatican Media:  The Holy Press Office has published a statement from the Vatican Congregation for the...
February 15, 2019
Details:  Pope Francis has got a real mess on his hands. In just a few...
February 15, 2019
RNS noticed something others may have missed: As Julián Castro officially launched his candidacy for...
February 15, 2019
In an unusual twist, one of the men began formation for the permanent diaconate, and...
February 15, 2019
The good people at Rome Reports yesterday interviewed the new camerlengo, American Cardinal Kevin Farrell....
February 14, 2019
Elizabeth Scalia dissects a trend that is now being normalized, thanks to American television: Fans...
February 14, 2019
From The Christian Post:  A new book to be released Friday takes a look at...
February 14, 2019
The news dropped in the Vatican bulletin this morning: The Pope has nominated Cardinal Jerin...
February 13, 2019
Details, from "Kresta in the Afternoon" at Ave Maria Radio:  On January 22, Greater Cincinnati...
February 13, 2019
From Crux:  In moves that advance the sainthood causes of two of the most celebrated,...
February 12, 2019
Great pro-life story: An unborn baby has been removed from its mother’s womb for treatment...
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