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Last week, the New York Times posted an item about the church putting a new emphasis on indulgences. This morning, in a followup, it’s posted online a debate about the meaning and significance of the same subject. Among those weighing in is John Allen: Some Catholics today see the comeback in indulgences as part of…

That could be the title of the window below, which adorns the sacristy of a church here in Queens: You can read the story behind it right here.

Rocco passes along this tidbit, from a highly regarded reporter in Rome: The announcement should arrive shortly. And it regards the name of the successor of the Cardinal-Archbishop of New York, Edward Michael Egan. According to leaks collected by Il Riformista, Benedict XVI has decided on Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee. Among other names who…

You may remember the sad story of Deacon Adam Crowe, who died suddenly, just a few months before his scheduled ordination to the priesthood. A reader alerted me to this touching tribute from a local paper in upstate New York: Deacon Adam Crowe was counting the days until his ordination as priest. “But God had…
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