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January 2019

January 22, 2019
Posted this afternoon on their website:  A statement from the Diocese of Covington and Covington...
January 22, 2019
The other day, I posted on how Catholic Charities in Washington is helping federal workers....
January 21, 2019
From CNA:  A series of murals depicting Christopher Columbus' life and exploration displayed at the...
January 21, 2019
Every one of us who works in social media should bookmark this and read it...
January 21, 2019
Boston's Cardinal Seán O'Malley took the unusual step of issuing a statement Friday on the...
January 20, 2019
Rod Dreher today offered this assessment of the one event that seems to be defining...
January 19, 2019
A letter from Bishop Edward Scharfenberger to the governor of New York: Dear Governor Cuomo,...
January 19, 2019
UPDATE: Late today the Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School responded to the...
January 19, 2019
Details:  Theresa Camden remembers lying on the floor next to the nun supervising her training...
January 19, 2019
The video below has the story and the offending image:  Details: A pair of...
January 18, 2019
Not exactly. You can see the AP video report below. Here's a roundup of...
January 18, 2019
An interesting dissection from Aliza Plener Cover, a law professor: In August, Pope Francis declared...
January 17, 2019
Details:  The Senate yesterday passed a resolution saying it would be "unconstitutional" to consider membership...
January 17, 2019
  The other day, I posted on the symposium on women deacons that was just...
January 16, 2019
From Vatican Media: The Director ad interim of the Holy See Press Office, Alessandro Gisotti, on Wednesday...
January 16, 2019
From The Washington Post:  D.C.'s embattled Catholic leader, Donald Wuerl, under fire in recent days...
January 16, 2019
Fordham University last night hosted a symposium on women deacons that featured two members of...
January 15, 2019
The question popped up this week at Zenit:  Q: When two deacons are serving a...
January 15, 2019
Behold, Governor Mike DeWine (who just happens to be Catholic): Read the story behind all...
January 14, 2019
Fascinating:  After years that included fasting and praying, waiting and wondering, Latter-day Saint eternal marriages...
January 14, 2019
This will be shown at the March for Life in Washington next week, but the...
January 14, 2019
It came in a letter dated Sunday January 13, according to The Catholic Herald. The...
January 12, 2019
Hmmmm...:  For the first time ever, a church in Prairie Village is changing its Mass...
January 12, 2019
Why did he do it? It’s a question that often pops up when we hear...
January 12, 2019
First, I just have to say: Kudos to the social media team at The Arlington...
January 12, 2019
Here's something you don't see every day in The New York Times, a long and...
January 11, 2019
Via CNN: American Catholics' faith in the church and clergy has fallen sharply in the...
January 11, 2019
UPDATE: CNS this afternoon posted an update and correction, noting that an earlier version of...
January 11, 2019
Details:  Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl knew of sexual misconduct allegations against ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick and...
January 10, 2019
From The Evangelist in Albany: Officials at the New York State Catholic Conference are calling the Reproductive...
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