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Italian text here, from Fr. Lombardi, director of the Vatican Press Office: In merito alla esecuzione capitale di Saddam Hussein, avvenuta questa notte, il Direttore della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Padre Federico Lombardi, S.J., ha rilasciato questa mattina ai giornalisti la seguente dichiarazione: Una esecuzione capitale è sempre una notizia tragica, motivo di tristezza,…

A little of both, I guess – Kelo v. the saints! St. Louis’ redevelopment agency sued a convent, a saint, a nun and an elderly woman in a wheelchair who has a 999-year lease on Friday, seeking to use eminent domain to condemn a property in the Ice House District north of Soulard. City officials…

Christopher Blosser does the heavy lifting, bringing together some current discussions on Cardinal Martino’s comments on the impending execution of Saddam Hussein and the Church’s teaching on capital punishment. I had said I would be taking a break from blogging during the holiday season, but having returned from vacation I couldn’t help but take an…

Lauren Winner writes about the genre in the WSJ today. I wrote about it several years ago for OSV. I can’t vouch for the hyperlinks on the page, considering how long ago I put up that piece. I’m sure most of them are dead. But…who did it? From my piece: It’s no mystery why priests…
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