This has only the faintest echoes of the classic movie starring David Niven, Cary Grant and Loretta Young. But it does involve a curious spiritual triangle, as an Irish Anglican bishop finds himself in somewhat awkward circumstances: The wife of an Irish Anglican bishop has entered the Roman Catholic Church, with her husband’s public support.…

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s stellar religion reporter, Ann Rogers, this morning tackles a topic rarely discussed in the Catholic Church: infertility. But it’s a subject of increasing interest, and concern, among many couples who are waiting longer to get married or start a family. In her piece, Rogers focuses on doctors who are specifically trying to…

Surfing around the internet, I stumbled upon a terrific new design for the website for Florida Catholic, which serves several dioceses in the Sunshine State. It’s bright, user-friendly, beautifully designed, and eminently readable. And among the choice nuggets this week is an inspiring vocation story from Palm Beach: Tom Lafreniere heard God calling him to…

A new church has just opened in Portugal, to help comemmorate the 90th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Mother in Fatima. The new facility is not exactly intimate, according to this report from the BBC: Thousands of pilgrims have flocked to a ceremony in Portugal to consecrate one of the world’s biggest churches.…

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