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In The Tablet, Bishop Roche on the new translation: It may be helpful to recall the reasons why ICEL was given the task of producing a new translation. Firstly, while there have been three Latin editions of the Roman Missal since the Second Vatican Council, the English text we presently use is a translation of…

Good: Madonna to give millions to Malawi orphans: Madonna plans to raise at least $3 million for programs to support orphans in Malawi, and is giving $1 million to fund a documentary about the plight of children there, Time reports. The singer, who plans to visit Africa in October, credits her faith in Kabbalah with…

Melanie Griffith lights a cig for her 17-year old daughter.

Yale historian John Demos (raise your hand if you read "A LIttle Commonwealth" in college!) writes in the WSJ about attempts to posthumously (very posthumously) rehaibilitate an accused witch. The piece takes a rather interesting turn in its last third. A meditation, with a startling opener: With the so-called Enlightenment of the later 18th century…
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