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2007 is the Sequicentenniel of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend – the commemorations begin at a Cathedral Mass today, but last night at Mass we prayed a special prayer for the Jubilee  – from a prayer card that will be sent to all homes next week, etc. And do you know what? It was…

Archdiocese of Cincinnati three years away from receivership, the Archbishop acknowledges. He said he has no choice: Without more revenue, the 19-county archdiocese could be out of money within three years. "If we do nothing, we’re in trouble," Pilarczyk said. "The financial policies of the archdiocese will have to be a lot tighter than they…

Primary education in the Sub-Sahara is booming: Mali is a template for those challenges. One of earth’s poorest nations, it also has the world’s second-highest birth rate, behind only neighboring Niger. It lags even most African nations in the share of children in primary school. Yet a crusade is under way to get Malian children…

An activist livs in hope and trust: EARLY last year, a dubious distinction attached itself to Tarcísio Feitosa da Silva, director of the Roman Catholic Church’s Pastoral Land Commission here in one of the most conflict-ridden regions of the Amazon. After the American nun Dorothy Stang was shot to death on a jungle road, he…

John Thavis at CNS looks at Pope Benedict’s 2007 plans – so far. The year 2007 will see "ad limina" visits by bishops from places on four continents, including Italy, Ukraine, Slovakia, Portugal, Serbia, Kenya, Togo, Benin, Gabon, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Japan, Korea and Laos. Pope Benedict plans to travel to Brazil in…

Just pulling some Catholic-related news stories from around the country: A wayside shrine in Indiana: The Schoenstatt Wayside Shrine offers people of all faiths a tranquil spot to pray or meditate. Dedicated in October 2005, the shrine to the Blessed Mother is across from Dave’s IGA, off West U.S. 421. The shrine, which is visible…

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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