What happened yesterday. Testimony from two key witnesses Thursday revealed that Bishop Thomas J. O’Brien knew authorities wanted to question him about a fatal hit-and-run accident but he never called police, in part, because he didn’t know how to get the number. “I wouldn’t know how to call the police, except 911,” O’Brien told Phoenix…

A WaPo article about the decline of bingo in Catholic churches Once a staple of fundraising for the Catholic Church, bingo night has fallen victim to changing times. A generation of regular players is aging and passing away. Younger churchgoers who might have taken their place favor the flashier commercial parlors in the Maryland suburbs…

and Catholic politicians In an interview with LifeSiteNews.com following the Vigil for Life Mass in Washington Wednesday, Boston Archbishop Sean O’Malley expressed his great desire for a renewal of faith among Catholics. Asked about the problem of Catholic politicians promoting abortion, the Archbishop noted that the problem “is not only politicians but those (Catholics) who…

Cardinal George steps up Cardinal Francis George on Friday barred the Rev. John Calicott from further visits to Holy Angels parish in Bronzeville after ruling the priest violated church rules concerning priests accused of sexual misconduct. The cardinal’s move comes two days after it was disclosed that Calicott, who has admitted to sexual misconduct with…

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