Some stories are so big it's hard to know where to begin. So let's begin with what the Vatican is saying: "Today’s announcement of the Apostolic Constitution is a response by Pope Benedict XVI to a number of requests over the past few years to the...

[Greetings from Torun, Poland where I am presenting at the College of Social and Media Culture's Second International Congress. Given what they do here, they have a very nice internet connection here so I can carry on with my blogging!] So what's...

Tomorrow I will be boarding a plane for Poland, where I will be participating in the second international congress of the College of Social and Media Culture in Torun. The theme of this congress is "Catholic Media in the World and in Poland: Chances...

With Vatican rumors, you win some, and you lose some. I was right that a new bishop would be announced for Fort Wayne-South Bend today, and Rocco was right that a new one would be announced for Milwaukee as well. I was wrong that Bishop D'Arcy's...

At the risk of crying "bishop!" one too many times, I'm being told this afternoon that Bishop John D'Arcy of the diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend, Indiana has summoned the priests of his diocese for a "once in a generation" announcement tomorrow. At...

New arch/bishops for Milwaukee and Fort Wayne-South Bend! Late-breaking: new bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend soon?  Unwritten story: New VA & NJ governors are strong Catholics Anti-Catholic: New mega-movie "2012" is directed by one Epic fail: LA Times...