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That bit of patter from “The Mikado” could describe Italy’s most notorious cleric. Seems that priest who got into a little trouble last weekend may be ready to cause a little trouble of his own: A high profile Vatican cleric suspended after he was shown on television making advances to a young man allegedly had…

The new generation of seminarians is jumping into the Internet with both feet — and CNS reports on how these young men are using the world wide web to share their experiences: An ocean away from family and friends, some U.S. seminarians at the Pontifical North American College in Rome are bridging the divide with…

While Tony Blair mulls crossing the Tiber, some of his fellow Anglicans aren’t mulling. They’re ready to dive right in: The College of Bishops of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) recently petitioned for “full, corporate, sacramental union” with the Roman Catholic Church recently. The appeal for union was debated during a meeting of bishops in…

Last night was the legendary Al Smith dinner here in New York, where a certain former British Prime Minister (who, rumors insist, is considering becoming a Catholic, and a deacon at that) was the keynote speaker. How’d it go? Let’s check the New York Times: So a mayor, a governor and a prime minister walk…

The new movie Bella, scheduled for release next week, has generated a lot of favorable buzz in the Catholic press — and now The Tidings newspaper in Los Angeles tells the story behind the story, and reveals how it came to be: The back story of Metanoia Films, opening its first feature film, “Bella,” nationwide…

The Archdiocese of Atlanta has a thriving effort to encourage all kinds of vocations — and an example of that was on display recently: A fireman. A doctor. A teacher. A rock star. These are common responses to the perpetual question posed to children—“what do you want to be when you grow up?” But the…

He was pretty prolific, after all, and gave us two pivotal works of the New Testament, which managed to recount the life of Christ and the early days of the Church. Not too shabby. He also stands as the only one of the evangelists who was not Jewish — and whose work speaks eloquently, even…

It’s amazing what a little sainthood can do. A shrine in Indiana is turning into a major tourist destination, and place of pilgrimage, a year after the woman who founded it was declared a saint. From the Indianapolis Star: Peace and tranquility are still treasured commodities on the grounds once walked by Indiana’s lone Catholic…

I’m not sure that this news didn’t have something to do with it…but there’s word this morning that pro-life Catholic candidate Sam Brownback may drop out of the race for the White House: Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday. Brownback,…

The controversy over what happened nearly two weeks ago in a San Francisco church is continuing, with others now adding their two cents. The San Francisco Chronicle has the story, with some background: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, founded in San Francisco in 1979, are known for their white face paint, outrageous costumes, theatrics and…
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