I posted last week on the British government s announcement that it intends to allow the registration of same-sex civil partnerships on religious premises if these are happy to allow it Currently they can bless before or after the registration but the registration itself must not take place in a

H T to CathNews At least a dozen Australian priests nbsp will refuse to use the new translation of the Roman Missal due to be implemented in November reports the Sydney Morning Herald nbsp nbsp The Catholic Church is facing open defiance over its new Mass says the Herald with at least a

The New York Times magazine notes that if Rahm Emanuel wins election for Chicago mayor next week as is widely expected it will mark the first time in 80 years save once that the city hasn t been led by a Roman Catholic mayor But Emanuel who is Jewish appears to have some close connections to

Hey it s not just me who s focused these days on forgiveness charity and openness to those with whom we disagree the Gospels for the last two Sundays stress the always-topical theme of charity towards all--even your enemies nbsp Here s a little meditation on the Gospel reading for this Sunday

Weighing in on the legislative debate in Wisconsin over the right of public employees to join unions and engage in collective bargaining Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee ndash speaking in his capacity as President of the Wisconsin Catholic Conference ndash nbsp issued a forthright defen

It took some time before this unusually long and unusually sympathetic article appeared on Entertainment Weekly s website but here is the entirely fascinating story of Dolores Hart the Nun Who Kissed Elvis aka Mother Dolores Hart of the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Connecticut nbsp Mother Dolore