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For the Year of the Priest, here are the “Top 10 Priest Movies” from our Top 100 Catholic Movies List (the full list, the result of an online poll of 1,000 people, is always under “Resources” above):
1. The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
2. The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
3. The Mission (1986), mature audiences
4. Going My Way (1944)
5. The... READ MORE
This Friday, June 19, begins the Year of the Priest, as announced by Pope Benedict XVI back in March. That means that for 10 days, between June 19 and 29, the Church is celebrating both the Year of St. Paul and the Year of the Priest.
What’s planned for the Year of the Priest? Many dioceses and seminaries are planning special events and... READ MORE
The Culture of Life Foundation has issued a reply (here) to the Consortium of Jesuit Bioethics Programs on the question of whether or not food and water are extraordinary care.
The question was key in the case of Terri Schiavo, who was starved to death by court order. The Jesuit Consortium published its critique of Pope John Paul II’s position... READ MORE
People who think that sexual abuse by clergy is exclusively a Catholic problem, or that only Catholic bishops have mishandled abuse allegations, or that a married priesthood would solve the abuse problem, should read this article.
It’s a recapitulation published by The Houston Press of an egregious abuse scandal in the Episcopal Diocese of... READ MORE
Spanish WYD pilgrims in Sydney react to the news of 2011's WYD in Madrid (Photo by Tim Drake)
Spanish Ambassador to the Holy See, Francisco Vázquez Vázquez, reports that the government of Spain is actively supporting the organizational efforts for World Youth Day 2011.
Scheduled for August 2011, an official Spanish WYD website has been created for the next WYD to be held in Madrid. Spain expects that the international event may draw as... READ MORE
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston has insisted that his archdiocese’s Catholic hospitals will not be involved in any way in the provision of abortions.
As the Daily Blog reported here, the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts said in a June 8 press release that Caritas Christi, the network of six Catholic hospitals affiliated with the... READ MORE
Bishop Jenky ties a ribbon around a crate of documents for Archbishop Sheen's cause. (CNS)
The last two Daily Blog posts have been about the prospects of two famous British Catholic apologists being proclaimed as saints by the Church.
This one is an update about the cause of a famous American Church leader who was no slouch either when it came to apologetics: the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
The cause of Archbishop Fulton Sheen is... READ MORE
A papal decree announcing the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman is imminent and will most likely be made before the Vatican closes for its summer break in August, the Register has learned.
Last month, the Vatican’s medical board concluded a miracle attributed to Cardinal Newman’s intercession was due to inexplicable causes. Deacon John... READ MORE
Catholics, pro-lifers and other grassroots activists helped keep abortion out of health care in the House of Representatives bill. Now they look to the Senate.
New York and New Jersey are contemplating same-sex “marriage” legislation, and traditional-marriage advocates are hoping legislators will be influenced by the recent victory in Maine.
