Decades ago, when Pope Paul VI agreed to sell some of his jewelry to raise money for charity, the last thing he expected was for a few of these sacred items to show up on eBay.
In the same week that the Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) issued a devastating report documenting more than 150 current and past connections between Catholic colleges and Planned Parenthood, Philadelphia's La Salle University has announced that it is investigating a professor for hosting a business ethics forum in which three strippers gave lap dances to students.
Aid workers are reporting that at least 1,000 mostly Christians civilians were slaughtered this week at the Salesian Saint Therese of the Child Jesus mission in Duekoue, Ivory Coast, by Muslim troops loyal to president Alassane Ouattara, prompting many to ask if the conflict in this country is on the verge of becoming the "next Rwanda."
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine has issued a statement criticizing the doctrinal orthodoxy of a textbook written by Sr. Elizabeth Johnson of Fordham University in which she suggests, among other things, that in order to fully understand the truth about God, we need Jesus plus Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, etc.
The first session of the Vatican's new initiative to encourage dialogue with non-believers took place on Friday at the Sorbonne in France and included a video-taped message from the Pope to youth in which he encouraged them to put God back into the public debate in order to seek more justice and solidarity in a cold utilitarian world.
Fr. John Corapi's superior and bishop have both issued statements expressing regret that one of America's most popular priests has been put on administrative leave after a former employee accused him of misconduct.
In a press conference on Friday, the head of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture announced the launching of a new initiative aimed at introducing nonbelievers to God.
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