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According to the Dallas News, a group of Episcopal priests from Fort Worth paid a visit to Catholic Bishop Kevin Vann earlier this summer, asking for guidance on how their diocese might come into “full communion” with the Catholic Church…. Continue Reading →
Just days ahead of World Youth Day, a poll by social networking giant MySpace brands the Catholic Church “out of touch” with young Australians. As you can imagine, the online poll which found that 77 per cent of the 14-24… Continue Reading →
St. Brigid’s in New York City was saved from the wrecking ball by an anonymous $20M donation, says The New York Daily News. The historic church in the East Village, often called “The Famine Church” because it was built mainly… Continue Reading →
On May 29, Monica Kilburn Smith of Calgary will be welcomed into the small worldwide community of female Roman Catholic priests, according to the Calgary Herald. Hooray, says the editorialist, I mean the journalist. Never mind that her ordination ceremony… Continue Reading →
A dispute between a Catholic Church and a township is getting fiery including accusations and allegations of lying and misleading. If it gets any uglier someone may have to step in and separate the Church and the state. The church… Continue Reading →
A priest’s sock puppet has been caught secretly hearing confessions in a downtown Philadelphia Catholic Church. The puppet, introduced to the church during a homily six years ago by Fr. Michael McBrien has recently become a mainstay of Mass. “Father… Continue Reading →
The incomparable Peggy Noonan wrote a piece in today’s New York Post about Pope Benedict’s visit to New York. You knew he had arrived by the cheer that welled up from the street. It was electric. Suddenly inside the cathedral,… Continue Reading →
The Catholic Church has certainly seen some downsizing in America through recent decades. Empty Churches? Who’s to Blame. Peter Borre’, Co-Chair, Council of Parishes, seems to believe the answer is simple: American bishops. The New York Times ran an article… Continue Reading →
In times when we read a lot about the shortage of vocations in the Catholic Church one Milwaukee family is definitely doing their part. Three brothers, Vincent, Luke and Jacob, are all studying to become priests, says Greater Milwaukee Today…. Continue Reading →
Despite the media’s awful caricature of Pope Benedict and the Catholic Church, Americans have an overwhelmingly positive view of Pope Benedict XVI on the eve of his visit to the United States, according to a new poll released today. The… Continue Reading →