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An odd little story for you – to break the tension and all. Irish Catholic priests illegally broadcasting Mass over the radio to housebound parishioners are suspected of creating a safety hazard for trans-Atlantic jets, officials said on Tuesday. Irish communications regulator ComReg has spoken to three churches in central Ireland to warn them that…

The promotion has begun – Hanks on SNL last weekend (I caught the opening monologue), on Letterman, Ron Howard on Leno last night. Barbara Nicolosi watched and noticed something. Leno pressed Howard a few times about the controversy in the project, and it was clear that there was a script in play in Howard’s responses.…

I’ve heard, here and there, of folks planning to picket The Da Vinci Code. Ron Howard says "Thanks!" A protest serves no purpose but to help the protesters feel as if they are doing something, and to build PR for the film – and exactly the kind of PR that the filmmakers want, in which…

In a post below, questions have been raised about the DVC claim about millions and millions of women being burned as witches, etc. As I understand it, this claim does make its way into the film, so here’s the truth: The best single article – good for forwarding – debunking modern Wiccan claims of the…

Magister’s take: A year earlier, on October 1, 2000, John Paul II had beatified 120 Chinese martyrs at St. Peter’s Square. And the Chinese authorities had protested stridently, as if this beatification had been an offense to the Chinese people, all the more so because it had been celebrated on one of their national holidays.…

The bishops will be having their June meeting in LA. Here’s the agenda: The agenda will include discussion and vote on: extending the annual appeal for the Retirement Fund for Religious beyond 2007, adaptations of the Order of Mass, liturgical translations by the International Committee on English in the Liturgy, and a request by the…

First off, Catholic News Service, has sort of surprisingly, run a story on the controversy. The fact that they’ve run it is surprising (considering that CNS does not really seem to like to admit that conflict exists with the Church in the US), but the author is not – Ann Carey, who’s written quite a…

One of the more interesting gatherings in Rome over the next few weeks will be the Pentecost meeting of the "New Ecclesial Movements" – you know, from Opus Dei to the Neo-Catechumenate to Sant’Egidio. This is an event you’ll want to follow because this will give a fascinating snapshot of the energies in the contemporary…

And that’s not a loaded headline? In this week’s edition, NCR(eporter) (based in KC, of course) devotes several articles to Bishop Robert Finn, bishop now for two years (one as co-adjutor). The first two paragraphs: Perhaps nowhere in America has the transition from a church focused on social engagement and lay empowerment to one more…

From the UK Telegraph Now another major chunk of dodgy faction is about to be rolled out in cinemas across the world – yes, it’s The Da Vinci Code. The film’s source, Dan Brown’s multi-million-selling thriller, is choc-a-bloc with seriously untrue "facts" about Christianity. How, I wondered, are readers reacting to these fictions? I compiled…
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