It’s hard not to like the story of this (as the New York Times puts it) “improbable” candidate for governor in Louisiana — a Catholic convert who could could give a completely new face to politics in the American south: An Oxford-educated son of immigrants from India is virtually certain to become the leading candidate…

Jacques Berlinerblau, from the Washington Post’s On Faith section, has been taking a hard look at the Giuliani candidacy this week — and draws interesting parallels and contrasts with another pro-choice Catholic who ran afoul of some bishops, John Kerry: In the winter of 2004 Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis had made it known…

That bit of patter from “The Mikado” could describe Italy’s most notorious cleric. Seems that priest who got into a little trouble last weekend may be ready to cause a little trouble of his own: A high profile Vatican cleric suspended after he was shown on television making advances to a young man allegedly had…

The new generation of seminarians is jumping into the Internet with both feet — and CNS reports on how these young men are using the world wide web to share their experiences: An ocean away from family and friends, some U.S. seminarians at the Pontifical North American College in Rome are bridging the divide with…

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