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From the In My Backyard Desk:  The Vatican announced on Oct. 3 that it has...

This comes from the public Facebook page of St. Vincent de Paul  Catholic School in...

Father Z. got that question (from a deacon!) and last week he answered it:  My...

"Promote the presence of the schola cantorum in every parish community." This didn't get much attention, but...

You don't hear people talking about these sorts of things often on television — certainly...

You've got to see this to believe it: The story, from Knoxville: Spreading their...

I think we all do, actually. Let's remember the incredible Jessye Norman tonight by savoring...

Clever and engaging. Click to enlarge. Nicely done.  Cleveland rocks! We need more great materials...

Fittingly, he issued this document on the Feast of St. Jerome. Details:  [The letter] establishes...

Rockville Centre's Bishop John Barres recently issued the letter to coincide with the 50th anniversary...

"During Mass the priest becomes identified with Christ. He is really Ipse Christus, Christ Himself."...

Saturday, I found myself in scenic Hamburg, Pennsylvania, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains,...

From Vatican News:  "Angels Unawares” is a life-size sculpture in bronze and clay, that depicts...

The first song that popped into my mind wasn't by Willie Nelson — "On the...

"Let the light of your divine wisdom direct the deliberations of Congress..." Now seems a...

Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput turns 75 today — and speculation heats up about who will...

Hey, a shoutout from the Holy Father today! See below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLcRSxXfDzTxYjhU1DPKOZSfn7-YKvV2kl&time_continue=1&v=XpDJQQuSm1w I'll just note this:...

From Reuters:  Just before dawn, Shainkiam Yampik beats a drum carved from a tree trunk...

  From Sooner Catholic in Oklahoma: Deacon Richard Thibodeau has played a major role in...

Whoever follows Archbishop Chaput has his work cut out for him. Details:  Much like the...

“God is calling all of us to be saints. I want to pursue sainthood through...

That's the conclusion of this piece from Phyllis Zagano in NCR:  The Vatican released the participants'...

It's happening in Canada: A Catholic hospital in Nova Scotia must provide physician-assisted suicide assessments...

"Brebeuf is free to resume our normal sacramental celebrations of the Eucharist." Details:  A Vatican...

"The United States of America calls upon the nations of the world to end religious...

Some of you may remember this item from several days ago. Now, an update:  Police...

Archbishop Wilton Gregory was the celebrant and homilist and, watching video of the event, I...

It happened Saturday, when Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley ordained the new deacons at the Cathedral...

  I'm heading north this morning, up the Hudson River by train to the town...

Details:  Calls for a boycott of the company began to spread nationwide earlier this decade after...