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“I’m not talking about this much publicly, but let me just say that I found over the course of the last decade, attending the basilica … reading the literature, that there was a peace in my soul and a sense of well-being in the Catholic Church, and I found the Mass of conversion last Sunday…

A number of parishes from around the U.S. have taken an extraordinary step to fight parish closings: they’re taking their case straight to the top. From the AP: Worshippers in eight dioceses around the country have banded together in a last-ditch effort to ask the Vatican to instruct bishops to negotiate with them over the…

The familiar saying attributed to St. Francis says we are to preach the gospel at all times, using words if necessary. If you want another take on that idea, a reader sent me a link to this compelling piece on apologetics, which reminds us that sometimes the most powerful and persuasive defense of the faith…

Want a new bishop in your diocese? Be patient. As the Los Angeles Times points out, several leading figures are nearing retirement age, and change is in the wind: With Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony prominently among them, many of the nation’s senior Roman Catholic bishops are nearing mandatory retirement, offering the Vatican a significant…
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