A fascinating piece in Chiesa by the veteran Vaticanologist Sandro Magister on the church s approach in Argentina regarding baptism nbsp Rather than withholding baptism for children for parents who are on the fringes of the church Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio SJ nbsp reminds us nbsp that the

NPR on the U S bishops including interviews with Rep Bart Stupak Archbishop John Myers George Weigel and yours truly nbsp It is to my mind a fair overview of the bishops new activism

With the over-the-top rave review by New York Times reviewer Ben Brantley of the new Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire you might want to revisit the Rev Robert Lauder s fascinating interview with the director of the play Liv Ullmann from a few months back in our Culture section

From Catholic News Service the Vatican spokesperson has nbsp responded to Cardinal Barragan s comments about gays nbsp never going to heaven nbsp In response to a report that a Mexican cardinal stated homosexuals will be banished from heaven the Vatican spokesman said people should treat those

Br Guy Consolmagno S J Vatican astronomer and all-around smart scientist explains to Stephen Colbert why the Second Person of the Trinity could be otherworldy in a way somewhat different than well just listen nbsp The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11 30pm 10 30c Gold Frankincense and

Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan a nbsp Mexican cardinal and emeritus president of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Health 1996-2009 has said in an interview with Pontifex that homosexuals and transvestites will never enter into the reign of God appealing to St Paul nbsp T rans e omos

And not lose your mind nbsp In three easy steps

Bruce Springsteen s latest tour just wrapped up and Dave Nantais has the goods on the Boss s performance nbsp Nantais rightly puts his finger on something that many more high-toned critics miss his concerts are fun Some call Bruce Springsteen ldquo The Boss rdquo but on Nov 13 during a pe

The genius of Michael Ford’s new book, Spiritual Masters for All Seasons (paperback, Hidden Spring) is not that it tells the stories and limns the theologies of four great contemporary Catholic spiritual masters—Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Anthony de Mello and John O’Donohue. The

Here is an important nbsp story about which we have heard rumors for the past few days apparently confirmed by National Catholic Reporter nbsp In response to the Apostolic Visitation many women s religious orders are according to NCR nbsp not complying with requests to answer the Vatican ques