Details, from Catholic News Agency: Illinois’ legislature passed a bill on Dec. 1 that will establish same-sex civil unions in state law. While the state’s Catholic governor Pat Quinn said his faith prompted him to support the bill, his bishop has warned that the governor’s actions clearly contradict Church teaching. “If the Governor wishes to…

Hanukkah began last night — and this morning after, the Church is reflecting on four lights that were extinguished 30 years ago in El Salvador.  So, a reminder from the troubadours below, to all of us people of faith: don’t let the light go out.

A new order of sisters is having an impact on campus ministry in California — and what they’re managing to do is impressive. Details, San Francisco Catholic: It’s easy to get lost among the 30,000 students at San Francisco State University. But a small group of Catholics, led by an innovative, relatively new order of…

That was God’s promise to Abraham about the number of his descendants.  And – it turns out – that number may be even bigger than previously thought. From the New York Times: Scientists said Wednesday that the number of stars in the universe had been seriously undercounted, and they estimated that there could be three…

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