On DC's Red Sunday, A Call "To Look For the Good"

In the 60th edition of a classic rite of Washington autumn, this morning saw six of the nine Justices of the US Supreme Court fill the front...

"Here We Go Again" – For Tyler's Bishop, A "Family" Affair

More than practically any other Appointment Day – or anything else you'll ever see on this beat – church, the following is what joy soun...

Tyler, Rejoice – “Father Joe” Named Hometown Bishop

Before all else, four words: How. Sweet. It. Is. In a rare Saturday nod for the Stateside church, at Roman Noon the Pope named Msgr Joseph S...

"Yes, America...."

“ A s I go, I take with me vivid memories of a dynamic nation, a warm and welcoming people, a Church abundantly blessed with a rich blend of...

"Bureaucratization" vs. Evangelization

“ S olving the pastoral problems that present themselves in your dioceses must never limit itself to organizational questions, however impo...

"There Is A Way – And It's The Truth": In England, A Call for "Conversions"

While today brings the feast of the English Madonna, Our Lady of Walsingham , with this year's edition came an event that's been ant...

From the OC, The First Word

SVILUPPO (3.15pm ET): Yeah, this pretty much sums up the change in Orange – the incoming bishop in Oakleys and a "Proud to be Catholi...

For Orange, A Moving Vann – B16 Taps Fort Worth for Crystal Chair

Over recent years, it’s hard to think of a national project on which Bishop Kevin Vann hasn’t been intimately involved. From serving on th...

Roll Out the Crystal – For Orange, Benedict's "Hour of Power"

Among other things Stateside to be expected for Roman Noon tomorrow, a press advisory from the diocese of Orange announced earlier today th...

Quote of the Day

“Y ou have a special place in my heart and in the whole Church, because the Church is always young! The Church trusts you. She counts on you...

"The Palladium of Our Liberties"

While the Election Season theatrics continue apace, a certain relevant milestone's worth noting: this Monday marks the 225th anniversary...

Chanel Watch & Place Vendôme

Aerial view of the Place Vendôme. Close-up on the octagonal dial of the PREMIÈRE watch, evoking the Place Vendôme. Photo from © CHANEL

For Conley, The Camino Leads to Lincoln: Denver Aux. to Chair of Fabian

In the first Stateside appointment of the new "Vatican year," at Roman Noon today the Pope named Bishop James Conley – since 2008...