If you’ve read Fr. Brian Van Hove’s recent Catholic World Report review of Cullen Murphy’s book, God’s Jury, you might also be interested in his essay, “The Inquisitions of History: The Mythology and the Reality”, […]
If you search “Fatima” on the Internet, you will get a whole lot of links to websites and blogs with conspiracy theories, chiefly centred on the rumour that Pope John Paul and Pope Benedict have […]
A court in Iran has ordered the death penalty for Youcef Nadarkhani, a 34-year-old Christian pastor who is also a married father of two young children. His crime? Leaving Islam and converting to Christianity: Nadarkhani […]
Yesterday a federal judge ruled that Washington State cannot require pharmacists to dispense “emergency contraceptives”—such as Plan B and ella—against their religious convictions. In 2007 the state’s Department of Health and Human Services issued regulations […]
Anthony Burgess once was reported to have said of himself, “Just because I don’t believe in God, doesn’t mean I am not a Catholic!” While Cullen Murphy, in his latest book, self-presents as someone we […]
His Eminence Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, President, and His Excellency Most Reverend William E. Lori, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, have released a very strong statement regarding the current status of […]
It’s hard to believe that the Garry Wills formerly known as an intelligent and elegant writer has sunk to a point so low and embarrassing that his “arguments” are on par, if just barely, with […]
From Vatican Information Service: Vatican City, 22 February 2012 (VIS) – During his general audience this morning, the Holy Father dedicated his catechesis to the subject of Lent (which begins today, Ash Wednesday), the period […]
Pope Benedict XVI visited Roman’s Rebibbia prison on December 18 to remind inmates, “God loves you with an infinite love.” Citing Matthew 25, the Pontiff added, “Wherever there is a hungry person, a foreigner, a […]
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