You probably remember the Muslim Who Became A Catholic earlier this year, when baptized by Pope Benedict during the Easter Vigil. He hasn’t forgotten his Muslim roots, and is speaking out: The Muslim-born journalist baptized by Pope Benedict XVI at Easter asked the pope to tell his top aide for relations with Muslims that Islam…

Fr. Louis, of course, being Thomas Merton — who might raise an eyebrow over the historic naming of a Trappist to be a bishop. From Whispers: On Saturday, the Pope named Dom Yvon Moreau, abbot of Notre Dame du Lac Monastery at Oka (near Montreal) as bishop of his home diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, situated along…

While abortion gets most of the press — and the lion’s share of attention from the nation’s bishops — there is another hallmark issue of this particular election that has gone largely undiscussed by the hierarchy. Until now. Writing in America, Bishop Blase Cupich of Rapid City has taken aim at the intrinsic evil of…

One of the more innovative and modern ideas to come out of the Synod of Bishops is one that at least one American bishop has already embraced: blogging. From Zenit: One of the auditors at the world Synod of Bishops has suggested that Benedict XVI opens a blog to explain the word of God in…

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