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A legendary priest from Madison, Wisconsin has died — and he’s left behind a remarkable legacy: For 43 years, Msgr. Thomas Campion was the face of the Catholic Church for thousands of shut-ins. His televised Mass, broadcast Sundays at 7 a.m. on WISC-TV (Ch. 3) in Madison, brought comfort to the homebound and a degree…

Exactly two weeks ago, late on a Sunday afternoon, a young woman named Raghada al-Wafi ran to her local church, with some wonderful news to share with the priest who had married her: she was going to have a baby. She asked the priest for a blessing. He was happy to give it. It ended…

Exorcism is getting renewed attention by the Church — and even the New York Times is taking notice: The rite of exorcism, rendered gory by Hollywood and ridiculed by many modern believers, has largely fallen out of favor in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. There are only a handful of priests in…

A newly ordained deacon at the North American College in Rome is sharing his reflections on his vocation, and the experience of receiving Holy Orders. He begins by mentioning his pre-ordination retreat.  Snip: I brought a copy of the ordination rite with me on the retreat, and each day for one hour I would consider…

Details: A gay educator lost her job at a Downstate Catholic university after she posted a wedding announcement for herself and her lesbian partner in the local paper. Laine Tadlock, 60, says bosses at Benedictine University in Springfield knew she was a lesbian and only fired her from her post as director of education programs…

The prolific pontiff has unexpectedly issued a lengthy, major document on scripture, which biblical scholars will certainly be poring over: Pope Benedict XVI has issued a lofty and impassioned plea for everyone in the Church to rediscover the Bible and to grow in “an ever greater love of the Word of God.” “We must never…

A little more news, following last week’s post. The e-mail below, sent to Florida writer Eric Giunta, comes from the senator-elect’s campaign.  Giunta wrote to the campaign, looking for an explanation.  Below is part of what they wrote back. (But read the whole context here.) Snip: Thank you for your recent e-mail. I appreciate your…

This popped up on someone’s Facebook page today, and it’s irresistible.  A blast from the past that shows what happens when a Japanese baby is born. 

Get a load of this exuberant interview, from the website One Billion Stories. These kids are full of life, and full of faith. Bless ’em. St. Mary’s – College Station, TX from OneBillionStories.com on Vimeo.

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