Looking for a unique Christmas gift? Or perhaps just a meaningful memento for yourself or someone you love? Zenit reports the following: People who want to receive a relic “ex indumentis” — from the clothing — or a holy card of Pope John Paul II, may do so by writing to the Vicariate of Rome.…

Pro-life voters now have another choice for president — and a Catholic, at that. But, given his track record, on a hunch, I’d say his chances are slim-to-none. It’s Alan Keyes: Alan Keyes, a Marylander who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000, has formally entered the 2008 White House campaign.…

One of my favorite bloggers (and favorite prelates) is Cardinal Sean O’Malley up in Boston. Every Friday, he updates his self-titled blog, detailing all his comings and goings around Beantown. This week’s post was notable for the prominent mention of deacons, both transitional and permanent: Saturday morning we had an ordination of three Capuchin deacons…

Well, the shiny new Catholic town of Ave Maria in Florida is up and running, and the university bearing its name is also open for business. But according to local reports, not everybody is thrilled with any of this: The students of Ave Maria University returned this semester to a brand new campus in a…

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