BANGALORE, India – More than 20,000 Christians from all over Pakistan flocked to the remote village of Kushpur in the Faisalabad Diocese for the funeral of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s assassinated minister for minorities.Read More
As the full House of Delegates prepares to begin what is expected to be an intense debate on legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland, Mary Ellen Russell is imploring Catholics to contact their delegates and make their voices heard on the issue.Read More
His popularity waning with a year to go before an election, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is reminding the French of their Christian heritage. The Syndey Morning Herald has the story. Reuters photo Nicolas Sarkozy, the leader of a secular republic, has been photographed with Catholic nuns before praising Christianity, stoking nationalist sentiment and questioning the...Read More
WASHINGTON –The First Amendment right to free speech trumps the rights of a deceased Marine’s family to be protected from emotional distress intentionally inflicted by extreme and outrageous protests outside his funeral, the Supreme Court ruled March 2.Read More
At the end of the the third quarter of the BCL Championship, John Carroll leads, 35-30. Can they hold on? Follow me on twitter @catholicreviewRead More
And they’re having a tough time doing it. Every time the Patriots look like they are going to stretch a lead, St. Frances puts together a run. John Carroll doesn’t seem to be shying away from the spotlight of their first BCL championship game. They aggressive down low. R.J. Williams is really pushing the St....Read More
Despite some cold early shooting, St. Frances is still very much in the game. At the end of the first quarter, John Carroll is up 13-9. John Carroll is having success inside and the guards are penetrating well. St. Frances has converted several John Carroll turnovers into baskets.Read More
We’re an hour from tip-off here at Loyola University’s Reitz Arena. Should be a good one between John Carroll and St. Frances. St. Frances is already out on the court shooting and getting loose.Read More
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien had people buzzing Feb. 26 in his homily during the ordination of transitional Deacon Warren Tanghe. In speaking to Warren, he casually announced that the former Anglican priest would be ordained a Catholic priest June 25. No one new it was coming, including Deacon Tanghe. More to come on CatholicReview.org…Read More