We don’t link to BuzzFeed much around here—but this is just too cute. And should bring a smile to the face of any parent who has ever chased a child up the aisle (or on […]
Today the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Leonard P. Blair the new archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut. Bishop Blair, 64, has served as bishop of Toledo, Ohio since 2003, and will succeed Archbishop […]
Today a federal judge ruled that part of a Texas abortion law passed this summer is unconstitutional. Judge Lee Yeakel struck down the portion of the law that requires a physician performing abortions have admitting […]
Amid speculation that next year’s Synod of Bishops will discuss the possibility of allowing divorced and remarried Catholics to receive the Eucharist, the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has published […]
I was fortunate to be able to see Blessed John Paul II in person on two occasions, first when he visited St. Louis in 1999 and then again at World Youth Day 2000 in Rome. […]
From two troubled Middle Eastern countries come these stories of Christians under attack. First, over the weekend three people were killed and 18 more were injured in an attack on a Coptic Christian church during […]
Mary’s faith unties the knot of sin (cf. Lumen Gentium, 56). What does that mean? The Fathers of the Second Vatican Council took up a phrase of Saint Irenaeus, who states that “the knot of […]
Today Pope Francis spoke at a seminar held by the Women’s Section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, which was organized for the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s apostolic letter on women, […]
From the BBC comes this story about artists who are using their craft to protest China’s notorious one-child policy. It leads with a description of “Terracotta Daughters,” by French artist Prune Nourry, which highlights how […]
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