Articles by Mary Farrow
The need for a Catholic ministry to transgendered persons
Jun 5, 2017 / 02:12 amWalt Heyer remembers the moment when he started desiring to be a girl.
Priest plants himself at popular music festival, goes viral on Reddit
Jun 1, 2017 / 15:24 pmWhat’s a good way to reach a lot of young people all at once?
Can you be pro-life and anti-war? In Pittsburgh, apparently not.
May 25, 2017 / 17:00 pmOn Tuesday, a “Consistent Life Ethic” group was booted from sponsorship of the Pittsburgh March Against War after Facebook complaints against their pro-life stance.
Religious freedom cited in first US female genital mutilation case
May 25, 2017 / 02:02 amA U.S. federal law prohibiting female genital mutilation will be challenged for the first time in a case in Detroit, where lawyers plan to cite religious freedom as a defense of the practice.
Everything you need to know about Fatima (Part 1)
May 8, 2017 / 07:01 amIt's the most popular and well-known Marian apparition in the recent history of the Church.
The Green Pope isn't who you think it is.
May 3, 2017 / 23:02 pmThere once was a Pope called “The Green Pope.”
Catholics desperate to save 9/11 chapel in New York
May 3, 2017 / 11:02 amOn September 11, 2001, Justine Cuccia was nine months pregnant when she watched in horror as two hijacked planes crash into the World Trade Center buildings in New York City.
Catholic leaders urge extreme caution for new Netflix series
Apr 21, 2017 / 16:23 pmIt’s only been out for a few weeks, but that’s enough time for “13 Reasons Why” to have become the latest teenage Netflix binge craze.
Marijuana scores badly in 'entirely predictable' report
Apr 20, 2017 / 02:02 amA recent report shows that traffic deaths, crime, emergency room visits and youth usage of marijuana increased significantly in the first two years following the legalization of recreational pot in the state of Colorado.
Could Mary be getting a new title this year?
Apr 4, 2017 / 02:04 amEarlier this year, the International Marian Association submitted a request to Pope Francis, asking for the public recognition of the title of Mary as “Co-Redemptrix with Jesus the Redeemer.”
How the 'pirate nun' changed a gay man's life
Mar 27, 2017 / 11:02 amPaul Darrow went to his first gay beach when he was 15.
Catholic college's new bridge too Catholic, neighbors complain
Mar 22, 2017 / 14:40 pmA bridge featuring crosses on the property of Villanova, a Catholic university in a Philadelphia suburb, will be built despite complaints from some local taxpayers.
Local bishop: Ongoing messages at Argentine apparition will be kept private
Mar 21, 2017 / 10:06 amIt’s been called the Medjugorje of Argentina.
This man was killed for defying Hitler – and now he's been beatified.
Mar 21, 2017 / 02:01 amItalian layman Joseph Mayr-Nusser who refused to take the Hitler oath was beatified March 18 in his home town of Bolsano.
Porn leaves men dissatisfied with real relationships, study finds
Mar 14, 2017 / 15:28 pmA recent analysis of 50 studies found that pornography was negatively associated with sexual and relational satisfaction among men.
Can we delete death? Transhumanism's lofty goal meets a Catholic response
Mar 9, 2017 / 16:02 pmIt sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie – being able to “upload” our minds to computers to live on after we die, to freeze our bodies only to bring them back in the future, or to pop pills to enhance our mood and intelligence.
Where it's OK to eat corned beef on St. Patrick's Day this Lent
Mar 9, 2017 / 15:02 pmIf you’re an Irish Catholic (or any Catholic) living in the United States, you will need to check with your local diocese before indulging in corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day this year.
London choir aims to bring sacred music from the Masses...to the masses
Feb 21, 2017 / 00:02 amYou may recognize the sound of the London Oratory Schola Cantorum Boys Choir from epic motion picture soundtracks like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, or The Phantom of the Opera.
Catholic groups step up after tornadoes strike New Orleans area
Feb 9, 2017 / 16:43 pmIt’s a scene all too unfortunately familiar for many in the city of New Orleans - that of devastation in the wake of a natural disaster.
Brooklyn priest apologizes for sharing meme encouraging suicide
Jan 31, 2017 / 16:09 pmParishioners were distressed after a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn posted a meme on Facebook that encouraged Trump opponents to commit suicide.