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Her final performance on “Britain’s Got Talent,” from Saturday night. Our gal didn’t grab first place. (You can read all about it here.) But she clearly gave it her all. Take a look.

As Your Humble Blogger prepares to launch the first-ever daily Catholic news show on our little channel in Brooklyn, there’s word that another deacon is about to put out into the deep, with a Catholic radio station in Ohio: Toledo’s first Catholic radio station has cleared two major hurdles to begin broadcasting on its own.…

This little tidbit almost slipped through the radar yesterday, but it’s worth noting: [Papal nuncio] Pietro Sambi leaped to the mic for a second time during this morning’s program to note the “wonderful and unexpected coincidence” of Miguel Diaz’s nomination as the next US ambassador to the Holy See on the eve of today’s symposium…

One of the sharp dividing lines between some Christians is when, exactly, to celebrate Easter. Now, efforts are under way to erase that line: Christianity’s largest ecumenical movement expressed hope Thursday that churches were moving closer to a common Easter for the world’s Christians, despite a historical debate nearly as old as the religion. Catholic…

A few days ago, I posted the first glimpse at the 20 new deacons ordained Saturday for Brooklyn. The diocesan paper has a complete write-up. The paper’s editor has penned an essay on the vocation right here. And there are some nice pictures, too, below: Photos by Ed Wilkinson

The popular (and recently scandalized) priest has crossed the Tiber — in the other direction: Father Alberto Cutie, a priest and television host who was well-known in the Miami area, has left the Catholic Church and joined the Episcopal Church. The priest’s change comes after he was photographed kissing a woman on a beach earlier…

It debuts Monday, June 1, on the NET, at 7:30 ET, but here is a first look at the program I’ve been developing over the last nine months: “Currents,” the first-ever daily Catholic news show. Take a look. And you can read more about us at the show’s web page. There’s also a nice plug…

I’ve often said the world can be divided into two kinds of people: huggers, and everybody else. Now, the New York Times is reporting that, among teengers, it’s become hip to hug: There is so much hugging at Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, N.J., that students have broken down the hugs by type: There…

Word came late today that President Obama had named several of his nominees to various ambassadorships. One was to the Vatican: Dr. Michael Diaz. From the Boston Globe: Diaz is a Cuban-American theologian at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn. who advised Obama’s presidential campaign. If confirmed, Diaz would…

“There is no such thing as a ‘Catholic judge.’ The bottom line is that the Catholic faith seems to me to have little effect on my work as a judge…Just as there is no ‘Catholic’ way to cook a hamburger, I am hard pressed to tell you of a single opinion of mine that would…
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