Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Today the US Conference of Catholic Bishops chose their new leaders. Here’s the headline for the New York Times report: U.S. Catholic Bishops Elect Leaders for Anti-Abortion Fight Technically, Catholic bishops do other things: They administer the … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, CNA Staff; Loretta Brown: Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, was elected Tuesday to head the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) for the next three years in a vote of 138-99. Broglio … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Joseph Pearce: Laughter has its place but it can be awkward when it’s out of place. There is, for instance, something decidedly awkward when an audience fails to laugh at the punchline of a joke. Almost as awkward … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Vatican II called for active participation by the laity in the Eucharistic liturgy. No one, to my knowledge, disputes that active participation is desirable. The question is: what does “active participation” mean? Let me offer an answer, … Continue reading
CNA: The famous Jewish actor and humorist Gad Elmaleh, beloved in France, announced his conversion to the Catholic faith, a process in which he says the Virgin Mary played a crucial role. Elmaleh, 51, was the partner of Charlotte Casiraghi, the … Continue reading
CNA: Every Nov. 9, the Church in Spain celebrates the Virgin of Almudena, the patroness of Madrid, whose image “hides” a peculiar story that might not be familiar to many. During the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula in the eighth … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: The Vatican’s first-ever auditor general and his former deputy are suing the Vatican after lengthy efforts to have the Vatican clear their name fell on deaf ears, following what they claim were unlawful dismissals. Libero Milone, … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: In a historic papal first, Pope Francis completed a four-day apostolic journey to the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain, during which he sought to deepen dialogue with Islam and Christians, especially the Orthodox. Francis, already the first … Continue reading
CNA, Leonardo Colon: Despite living through the societal oppressions of racism and discrimination, Father Augustus Tolton’s legacy of hope and love for God teaches a message from which everyone can learn. EWTN News Nightly recently interviewed Michael O’Neill, producer and host of … Continue reading
CNA, Francesca Pollio Fenton: With an audience of over 1.5 million around the world, the Bible in a Year podcast is the No. 1 podcast in Religion and Spirituality on Apple Podcasts. And now, Catholics and non-Catholics alike can embark on … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Cardinal Raymond Burke has questioned the basis of papal-led efforts to restrict and eventually eliminate the traditional Latin Mass, while Bishop Athanasius Schneider has said the “millennium-old treasure” cannot be destroyed, as it is the work … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Lord Christopher Patten, the last governor of the former British colony Hong Kong, has joined others in criticizing the Vatican for its dealings with the People’s Republic of China, saying the Vatican is guilty of “self-delusion” … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Kevin J. Jones: An Irish bishop apologized for a priest’s homily that described abortion and homosexual acts as examples of sinful behavior. Bishop Ray Browne of Kerry published an apology on Nov. 1 for “the deep upset and … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Already the first pope ever to set foot on the Arab peninsula, an increasingly immobile Pope Francis will return to the Arabian Gulf on Thursday when he becomes the first supreme pontiff to visit the Kingdom … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: OK, Bishop Ray Browne, I give up. What is the Christian position on abortion? On homosexual acts? The Bishop of Kerry issued a public apology after a priest, celebrating Mass in his diocese, condemned abortion, said that … Continue reading
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