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Just days after posting this item about Brazil’s most popular priest, I found this little nugget, which shows just what the Church is up against down there. Want to know what’s luring a new generation of Brazilians away from the Church? Evangelical churches offering, among other things, fight nights and tattoo parlors. From the New…

We’re in the middle of rolling out a new ad campaign for “Currents,” the daily Catholic news magazine show that I produce. Above is one of the “bus tails” that’s popping up around the city, featuring our on-air team of Lino Rulli, Matt McClure, Francesca Maxime and Nathalia Ortiz. (You will also see them, on…

“Christ of St. John of the Cross” by Salvador Dali (1951) “The cross is something wonderfully great and honorable. It is great because through the cross the many noble acts of Christ found heir consummation — very many indeed, for both his miracles and his sufferings were fully rewarded with victory. The cross is honorable…

Well, here it is. The first cut from Susan Boyle’s debut album, “I Dreamed A Dream.” It’s a cover of the Rolling Stones’ 1971 ballad “Wild Horses.” The good people at Wikipedia inform us that it’s been recorded previously by Elvis Costello, The Cranberries, Neil Young, Guns ‘n Roses and Alicia Keys. And now, of…

The former senator is evidently thinking about running for President: Speaking to a room full of prominent US Catholic leaders Friday night, Senator Rick Santorum was challenged to run for the Republican Presidential nomination. Responding to a room already thick with applause, Santorum revealed that he was indeed “thinking about it” but asked for prayers…

Light the candles: the Catholic online dating service Catholic Match is marking its 10-year anniversary. Rhode Island Catholic takes a look at the impact of this internet phenomenon: Brian Barcaro, co-founder of Catholic Match.com, could be considered partly responsible for the nuptials of thousands who met their spouses through the dating Web site, recently marking…

The AP has been doing a little digging into clerical sex abuse in one of the world’s most staunchly Catholic countries, and came up with some numbers: For decades, a culture of silence has surrounded priest abuse in Italy, where surveys show the church is considered one of the country’s most respected institutions. Now, in…

Young mother to the deacon: “My mother told me you can’t bring a baby to Mass until it’s been baptized. Is that true??”

The photos below are from the stunning Journeys Project, which I mentioned yesterday. You can click on the image for a larger view. But visit the link and see the whole gallery. You’ll find yourself moved, uplifted, startled and challenged.

One of the often-unreported stumbling blocks to a religious vocation isn’t spiritual. It’s financial. And this Sunday’s Los Angeles Times looks at this problem, and those who are trying to help: Alicia Torres must raise $94,000 in order to take a vow of poverty. Drawn to the Roman Catholic sisterhood while she was a student…
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