Even as the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) proceeds with its annual assembly this week during which they will honor a dissenting nun, the Pew Center Research Center is reporting that the number of nuns in the U.S. is continuing its steep decline.
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Sign of Peace Not Liturgical Form of “Good Morning”
After nine years of study and consultation on where the sign of peace at Mass should be placed in the liturgy, the Vatican has decided to leave it where it is.
U.S. Bishops Applaud Hobby Lobby Decision
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is applauding the Supreme Court’s decision to protect the religious liberty of Hobby Lobby and similar closely held for-profit corporations in the U.S.
Vatican Releases Working Document for Family Synod
All of the hot-button issues of the day, from same-sex marriage to remarried divorcees, is on the agenda at the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Family, according to the newly released Instrumentum Laboris.
JPII Relics to Tour U.S.
Reliquary containing vial of blood from JPII
Beginning this weekend, relics of St. John Paul II, including a vial of his blood and a portion of the cassock he wore during an attempt on his life in 1981, will visit several U.S. cities over the next several months, allowing Catholics an opportunity to venerate the man who led the Church for 27 years.
Baghdad Catholics Stressed, Says Archbishop
Archbishop Jean Sleiman
The Archbishop of Baghdad is reporting that members of his congregation are “stressed” over the rapid approach of brutal Islamic terrorists known as ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria), saying Mass attendance is down and his own decision to flee is being left up “to my angels.”
Archbishop Cordileone Responds to Pelosi Letter
Archbishop Salvator Joseph Cordileone
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The Archbishop of San Francisco has shown that he’s not about to cave to political pressure from gay activists or left-leaning politicians and has sent an unequivocal response to a letter sent to him by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D) asking him not to participate in this week’s pro-marriage March in Washington DC.
Police Arrest Suspect in Priest’s Murder
Suspect Gary Moran
A 54 year-old ex-convict has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 28 year-old Rev. Kenneth Walker on June 11 and seriously injuring Father Joseph Terra at a Mission church in South Phoenix.
What Did the Archbishop Really Say?
Archbishop Robert Carlson
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The headlines have been screaming for days – St. Louis Archbishop Didn’t Know Sex With Children was Crime – but the discerning Catholic should realize by now that the same Catholic-bashing news outlets that wrongly accused the Sisters of Bon Secours for dumping 800 babies in a septic tank in Ireland probably got this story wrong too.
Nigerian Christians Refuse to be Cowed by Latest Attack
City of Jos, Nigeria
Twin blasts in a busy market in the predominantly Christian city of Jos in Nigeria killed more than 100 people, but it will not stop the progress of peace talks between the Church and Muslim leaders.
