The rumblings about Tony Blair’s conversion to Catholicism are getting louder. Now, the British press is pounding the drums, and sounding awfully certain: Tony Blair will convert to Roman Catholicism within weeks when he is received into the church by the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, according to the Catholic magazine the Tablet. There…

Yes, you read that right. A bishop in Great Britain has offered a modest proposal for controlling prostitution: Legalize it: A Roman Catholic bishop in the city of Portsmouth is backing a campaign to legalise brothels without in any way condoning them. The Right Reverend Crispian Hollis supported the local branch of the Women’s Institute…

This morning’s Philadelphia Inquirer has a few words on what it truly means to be pro-life, from the always-compelling Boston theologian Lisa Sowle Cahill. Not everyone will agree with what she has to say, but it’s worth pondering. Key snip: More than 200 bishops will gather in Baltimore next week for a national meeting to…

One of television’s most famous Irish Catholics has been getting some unwanted attention from a member of the clergy, according to the AP: A priest has been arrested on charges of stalking late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien by writing him threatening notes on parish letterhead, contacting his parents and showing up at his studio,…

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