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The man who is pegged to soon head the USCCB is coming under increasing fire for his handling of sex abuse cases in Chicago — and a just-published piece of correspondence is adding ammunition: Cardinal Francis George and one of his top bishops are stirring up controversy because of statements they recently made criticizing lawsuits…

Is the Latin mass the only solution to our mucked-up modern liturgy? A lot of people seem to think so, and Elizabeth Scalia over at Inside Catholic has weighed in, with her own vivid memories of growing up between the old rite and the new: How did it happen…that I found my favorite childhood hymn…

This Veterans Day brings us this meditation from a veteran, and a Jesuit, William Blazek, SJ, MD, courtesy the Washington Post’s On Faith section: One thing that has always struck this veteran about those who serve our nation in the armed forces is the incredible generosity with which they care for each other, the incredible…

The bishops meeting in Baltimore wasted no time getting down to work. Catholic News Service reports on one significant document already in the mix: a draft statement on the war in Iraq: Citing an alarming political and partisan stalemate in Washington, a draft statement discussed by the U.S. bishops Nov. 12 again laid out a…

From Baltimore, there’s first official word of the pope’s trip to the States next spring — just in time for the Washington cherry blossoms, it turns out: Pope Benedict XVI will visit the U.S. in April, according to Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Vatican’s representative to the U.S., who made the announcement to the nation’s Roman…

You Belong in Brooklyn Down to earth and hard working, you’re a true New Yorker.And although you may be turning into a yuppie, you never forget your roots. Where Should Your Inner New Yorker Live?

To paraphrase Britney Spears: oops, they did it again. Two women took part in what was billed as an ordination rite in St. Louis. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: To the Roman Catholic Church, the ceremony was not an ordination. In fact, it wasn’t even Roman Catholic. But to two women and the approximately 600…

Yes, that’s Rob Petrie there in the picture, standing between a priest and a friar. He was honored recently for lifetime achievement by the Catholics in Media Associates. The Los Angeles paper, The Tidings, has the scoop: Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke and the “Ugly Betty” television series were among those receiving honors at the…

Very big news from south of the border this weekend,as Latin America celebrated the beatification, for the first time, of one of its own. From AFP: Tens of thousands of faithful turned out Sunday to witness a ceremony honoring Ceferino Namuncura, the first indigenous South American to be beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. “Ceferino…

Last week’s item about the Baltimore pastor removed for liturgical abuse has prompted some strong reaction here on the blog — and in the streets of Charm City, as well. The Baltimore Sun has just published a followup: Much has changed in the once-blue-collar neighborhood of Locust Point in South Baltimore. Factories have made way…
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