News broke earlier this afternoon that the Diocese of San Diego has reached a settlement in the claims of sexual abuse — and, not surprisingly, it’s huge: The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said Friday it has agreed to pay $198.1 million to settle 144 claims of sexual abuse by clergy, the second-largest payment…

I suspect some viewers (including this one) never expected to hear Katie Couric reciting the Our Father on the CBS Evening News. But last night, that’s what happened, when the program (originating this week from Iraq and Syria) broadcast something unusual and fascinating: a lovely little story about a village in Syria that is working…

That ingratiating anthem of “High School Musical” serves as the backdrop for the video below, which was just written up in the Denver Catholic Register. The story was picked up by Catholic Online: Timothy Reidy is an average all-American college student who never thought he would be using something like YouTube to promote a cause…

A new blog has popped up in the ‘sphere — and it’s safe to say there’s nothing quite like it out there right now. It’s a blog about science, written by a Catholic priest, Fr. Michael K. Holleran. And he introduces himself in his first posting: Why am I daring to undertake this blog? The…

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