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CATHOLIC NEWS: Archbishop De Paolis appointed as Pope's delegate to Legionaries... PLUS 8 MORE

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Archbishop De Paolis appointed as Pope's delegate to Legionaries

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 08:15 AM PDT

Vatican City, Jul 9, 2010 / 10:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Archbishop Velasio De Paolis, C.S., as the of the Pontifical Delegate to the Legion of Christ. Vatican spokesman Fr.

Bernardino Ochino - Lapsed Capuchin, Protestant Reformer

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 08:00 AM PDT

This is the sad story of the Vicar-General of the Capuchin Franciscans in the mid-1500s who became a Protestant and eventually a Trinitarian heretic. Ochino's defection to the Protestants back... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!

SNEAK PEEK: Vatican's New Norms on Sex Abuse

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT

By Jimmy Akin | A few months ago, during the height of the latest abuse scandal, the Holy See created a new page on its website offering resources documenting the Church's response to the problem over the last number of years. HERE'S THE PAGE. One of the things they put on it was a brief...

For Tips on Fatherhood from St. Benedict

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 11:27 AM PDT

As I rounded the corner and headed up the walk that leads to the entrance of the parish church, I was informed by a fellow congregant that there was a funeral going on. That snapped me out of my reverie because, sure enough, there were the hearse and the motor cycle cops, and a more than usually crowded parking lot to boot.

Fired for being Faithful: Catholic teacher dismissed over homosexuality discussion

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 01:30 PM PDT

At the University of Illinois, being Catholic gets you fired: "The University of Illinois has fired an adjunct professor who taught courses on Catholicism after a student accused the instructor of engaging in hate speech by saying he agrees with the church's teaching that homosexual sex is immoral. The professor, Ken Howell of Champaign...

Incredible Priests

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 10:09 AM PDT

Catholic Company is running a video and essay competition, Incredible Priests, Incredible Stories. Go here for inspiring stories of some of our best priests. Then vote for which one you think should win.

I'm a Cave Man Too

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 07:00 PM PDT

This picture essay from the Daily Telegraph chronicles the existence of the Koroway tribe in Indonesia who live a totally primitive life. The continued existence of human beings living in such stone age conditions always makes me wonder about the received understanding of human evolution.

The Dad Life

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:56 AM PDT

I think they nailed this one on the head. Greatness. It made me laugh. Another good one we posted a while back - Swagger Wagon.

What a stupid idea

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:45 PM PDT

A friend found this ad and posted it on his Facebook page. A portable telephone that you can take anywhere? That's just nuts. Who'd want that? Read this post