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This one is in Connecticut: Pope Benedict XVI has elevated St. John the Evangelist Church in downtown Stamford in the Bridgeport Diocese to the status of minor basilica. The designation was announced Oct. 17.  Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport said in a statement he was grateful to the pope “for this great blessing on…

An Irish bishop is throwing cold water on those who are anticipating another Marian apparition in his country: A Catholic archbishop in the west of Ireland has told pilgrims to Knock they should not look for apparitions at its shrine to the Virgin Mary. Earlier this month, about 5,000 people gathered at the shrine after…

Actually, it’s more of a footnote. This is regarding my post last week about Sr. Donna Quinn.  The canon lawyer Dr. Edward Peters is offering his own thoughts on the matter at his blog. There are a couple “canonical options” that can be pursued.  Visit his blog for details. 

…Dolan’s got himself a blog.   H/T Rocco, of course.
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