-
-
-
Ten Commandments tablet surpasses estimates at Sotheby's despite authenticity questions
A contentious Ten Commandments tablet has sold at Sotheby's for $5.04 million -- more than twice its high estimate of $2 million.The auction took place on Wednesday in New York City. Promoted by the auction house as "the earliest surviving inscribed tablet of the Ten Commandments" and purportedly dating to the late Roman-Byzantine era, the marble slab drew intense scrutiny ahead of the sale, with scholars disputing its provenance and authenticity.
Read more -
Pope Francis names Father Roger Landry a Monsignor
Father Roger Landry is now Monsignor Roger Landry -- but he says he's not ready to abandon the title "Father" anytime soon. Monsignor Landry, 54, the incoming national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States and a regular contributor to The Pilot and the National Catholic Register, said he got the news this past weekend. He made it public Tuesday morning.
Read more -
-
-
-
One year later, Vatican document on same-sex blessings not causing much of a stir
Around this time last year, a Vatican document authorizing priests to provide non-liturgical blessings for same-sex couples led to headlines around the world in the secular and Catholic presses. Some bishops from Africa rejected the pronouncement, some in Europe celebrated it, and bishops in various places issued guidelines explaining it.
Read more -
-
-
-
-
-
-
Did you know the Immaculate Conception is patroness of the United States?
Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception, has been patroness of the United States since the mid-19th century. But her protection of the nation dates back to its earliest history. One of the first Catholic churches in what is now the United States was dedicated to the Immaculate Conception in 1584: the now-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, in Jacksonville, Fla.
Read more -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Investing with a clear conscience: How should Catholics manage their money?
In today's complex society, it takes effort to ensure that your hard-earned money, once invested and out in the financial ether, doesn't fund the kinds of things that Catholics abhor -- like abortion, pornography, or unethical labor practices.
Read more -
