In the decade since the scandal of sexual abuse of children by some Catholic priests and its coverup by some bishops erupted in January 2002, thereby startling and disgusting the nation, it’s often been said […]
The new translation of the Roman Missal launched yesterday without any of the dire forecasts about it coming to pass. At St. Apollinaris Catholic Church in Napa, California–my parish–there were a few missteps here and […]
Veteran churchwatcher Rocco Palmo points to rumors regarding a possible Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Msgr. Charles Brown, well-known CDF official, may wind up the nuncio to Ireland. That’s rumor. Writes Palmo, “Educated at Notre Dame and Oxford, the low-key, […]
Okay, I know lots of people have opined about this sort of thing. But I can’t resist commenting. Here’s the headline: “Catholic Church Going Old School, Getting Back To Latin With New Mass Translation”. Now […]
Neither L’Osservatore Romano nor the Daily Mail (link to the printer version of the story, not the semipornographic sidebar-included version) understands the argument about Shakespeare’s Catholicism, argues Joseph Pearce, author of two books on the […]
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld famously said his TV show was “about nothing”. We all knew that he didn’t literally mean “nothing”. We all knew he meant his show was about “nothing important”. Cultural critics may agree or disagree with […]
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is a controversial program of the US bishops. Some critics question the particular organizations funded by the CCHD. Others question the basic philosophy of funding organizations that empower people […]
Yesterday at the USCCB’s general assembly in Baltimore, Cardinal Donald Wuerl announced that the Vatican has approved the establishment of a U.S. ordinariate for Anglicans wishing to enter into communion with the Catholic Church. The […]
The Church is not a democracy. The U.S. bishops’ fall meeting isn’t the church equivalent of Congress in session. Still, every Catholic shares responsibility for the common good of the Church and her mission. Following […]
Cardinal Bertone is not happy, according to Vaticanista Sandro Magister. Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, is supposedly displeased that the recent document calling for a world political and economic authority, issued by the Pontifical […]
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