The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has just announced that it will be closing or merging 48 parochial schools within the diocese. Archbishop Chaput says that the...
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It’s one of those questions in Catholicism that people just love to talk about: What if the Roman Catholic Church allowed married men to be ordained to...
In another sign that we can expect little change (short of divine intervention) in the church, Pope Benedict XVI’s 22 new cardinals (18 of whom will be...
Election 2012 is underway, with the Iowa caucus results in on Tuesday. Michele Bachmann joined Herman Cain in ending her campaign, prompting the question: What...
Recently in U.S. Catholic, we’ve discussed options for environmentally friendly funerals and green burials. Today, the New York Times casts a light on...
If you're a fan of late night TV host and comedian Stephen Colbert–or his more private Catholic alter ego of the same name–you're probably...
The big story in Catholic news today, of course, is that Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala has resigned after admitting to having a family. While it...
It's hard to come up with anything good to say when the public image of Catholic clerical celibacy has again been undermined by a cleric who has violated...
After coming within an eyelash of winning the Iowa caucus last night, Rick Santorum is the new flavor of the month in the Republican Party, standing atop a...
Happy 2012, and there’s plenty of news today as we return from our Christmas/New Year’s break. Tonight, of course, is the much-anticipated Iowa...
