Archive for November 8, 2017

Venerable Solanus Casey, who will be beatified Nov. 18, 2017. Photo courtesy of the Capuchin Franciscan Order of St. Joseph in Detroit.?w=200&h=150

Fr. Solanus Casey: the American priest who will be beatified next week

Venerable Solanus Casey, an American-born Capuchin priest who died in 1957, will be beatified at a Nov. 18 Mass in... Read more

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims during his April 26, 2017 general audience in St. Peter's Square. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope: Mass is for the Eucharist, not pictures. Put the phone away.

On Wednesday a fiery Pope Francis chastised those who spend Mass talking to others, looking at their phone or even... Read more

National Catholic Register 90 years in print. Courtesy of the National Catholic Register.?w=200&h=150

National Catholic Register celebrates 90th anniversary

The National Catholic Register is turning 90 this year, an anniversary its editor-in-chief sees as a blessing, and an opportunity... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Archbishop Chaput to priests: defend marriage bond wherever you can

Priests must uphold the lifelong covenant of marriage as “a message of liberation, even when it’s difficult,” Archbishop Charles J.... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith.  photo ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Object to abortion? You might need this law, Congressman says

Pro-life health care workers and institutions need stronger legal protections from pressure to help provide abortions, backers of proposed federal... Read more

Bishops at the Vatican's Synod Hall, Oct. 14, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Filipino bishop a victim of Facebook identity theft

Bishop Alberto Uy of Tagbilaran, on the Philippine island Bohol, was forced to warn his social media friends of online... Read more