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Bishop Conley announces medical leave of absence from Lincoln diocese
Bishop James Conley announced Friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his ministry as Bishop of Lincoln, Neb.
“I have been medically diagnosed with depression and anxiety, along with chronic insomnia and debilitating tinnitus,...
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome has an abundance of beautiful churches, interesting relics, and sacred art. To wander the streets of the city’s historic center is to stumble upon something amazing. But...
This week on the podcast, Editors JD Flynn and Ed Condon discuss and debate the week’s news.
Topics this week include the importance of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe; Archbishop Paglia's...
‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF official says
A senior official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has defended clerical celibacy in the wake of the abuse crisis.
In an essay published in a Spanish magazine, Fr. Jordi Bertomeu Farnós said that there is “no evidence”...
How the blind can 'see' Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico
Just inside the entrance to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City is a small area with a bas-relief sculpture of the Virgin Mary on display, designed especially for the blind to encounter Our Lady.
Fr. Umberto Mauro Marsich,...
Senior Victoria cops said Pell investigation could distract from major police scandal
Senior police officials in the Australian state of Victoria discussed by email the way that their 2014 investigation into Cardinal George Pell could deflect public scrutiny from an emerging corruption scandal in the force.
In a 2014 email...
Did ‘thousands’ of women die from illegal abortions before Roe v. Wade? WaPo says no
In its 2019 roundup of the biggest lies of the year (dubbed the biggest ‘Pinocchios’), the Washington Post included a false but oft-repeated claim that “thousands” of women died while undergoing illegal abortions before the legalization of...
‘A Hidden Life’ brings story of Bl. Franz Jaggerstatter and his wife to the big screen
A new film opening this weekend tells the story of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter, whose refusal to fight for the Nazis in World War II led to his imprisonment and death.
Franz was beatified by the Catholic Church in Austria in 2007. His wife,...
For Gaza Christians, no Christmas travels to Bethlehem and Jerusalem
Church leaders in Jerusalem are appealing to Israeli authorities to reverse a decision that prohibits the Christmastime travel permits that usually allow a few hundred Christians from the Gaza Strip to visit Bethlehem, Nazareth and...
