August 4th, 2010 
Tom Pringle In response to a federal judge’s decision to overturn Proposition 8, Francis Cardinal George, current President of the USCCB, has released the following statement:
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Francis George, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, decried the August 4 decision of a federal judge to overturn California voters’ 2008 initiative that protected marriage as [...]
Posted in Social Concerns 
Tags: Cardinal George, Proposition 8, Same-sex Marriage, USCCB 
View Comments July 19th, 2010 Tom Pringle I apologize for the lack of posts over the last few days. There is not much ecclesial news happening around these parts. When the Pope goes on vacation for the summer the Catholic news cycle slows down quite dramatically.
The most interesting tid-bit that has emerged within the last week is the Vatican’s release of modifications [...]
Posted in Vatican News Tags: Archbishop Donal Wuerl, Bishop Blase Cupich, Bishops' Committee on Doctrine, Bishops' Committee on Protection of Children and Young People, CDF, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Ordination of Women, Pope Benedict XVI, Rome, USCCB, Vatican, Vatican News View Comments June 19th, 2010 Tom Pringle Well folks, it is amazing how fast this year has gone. A year ago today, the Catholic Church began a yearlong celebration of the life of St. John Vianney and the celebration of priests. Known as the Year for Priests, the Holy Father called it a time in which all priests would be invited to [...]
June 8th, 2010 Tom Pringle Over the last several weeks, the new Arizona immigration law has been making news across the country. There are those that completely agree with the new law and those that completely disagree with the new law. Immigration reform is such an important issue to the people of the United States and an important concern for [...]
Posted in Catholic Social Concerns Tags: Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Archdiocese of Miami, Arizona Immigration Law, Arizona SB1070, Center for Immigration Studies, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Immigration, Immigration Reform, Justice for Immigrants, Miami Herald, SB 1070, SB1070, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB View Comments May 12th, 2010 Tom Pringle WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has named Msgr. Timothy Doherty, 59, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, in Dundee, Illinois, as Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, and accepted the resignation of Bishop William Higi, 76, from pastoral governance of the diocese.
The appointment and resignation were publicized in Washington, May 12, by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio [...]
