By Father Gordon J. MacRae @ These Stone Walls FATHER GEORGES LEMAITRE Perhaps the best example in modern science is one I tackled i...

(AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano) VATICAN CITY ( AP ) — Some lucky faithful got a surprise when Pope Francis made an unannounced vis...

The headquarters of the Institute for Religious Works (IOR), the Vatican's bank, pictured on February 18, 2012 at The Vatican. The Vat...

BY WILL WEISSERT ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas ( AP ) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed sweeping new abortion restrictions on Thursday tha...

By  Fr. Gordon J. MacRae ... Contact was about radio astronomy and the SETI project – the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. ...

By Fr. Gordon J. MacRae ( These Stone Walls )  ...In rejecting the petition last month, the International Criminal Court ruled that SN...

By Rachel Zoll , AP Religion Writer NEW YORK ( AP ) -- In a split with U.S. bishops, a trade group for Catholic hospitals said Tuesday it ...

Pope Francis (R) embraces Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI during a ceremony at the Vatican July 5, 2013. Pope Francis issued his first encycl...

By Hada Messia ( CNN ) -- The Roman Catholic Church will declare the late Pope John Paul II a saint, the Vatican announced Friday. P...

By Father Gordon J MacRae The scales of Saint Michael the Archangel symbolize the balance of God’s justice with God’s mercy. Can the C...

By Daniel Burke ( CNN ) – Pope Francis said a “gay lobby” exists inside the Vatican, according to a Catholic website, a surprising disc...

By Jessica Chasmar ( The Washington Times ) A South Carolina valedictorian garnered wild applause after he ripped up his pre-approved spee...

People carry candles and rosary beads during a procession to celebrate Corpus Christi along a street in Brasilia, Brazil May 30, 2013.  ...

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 By David Uebbing Vatican City, May 29, 2013 / 07:56 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- Pope Francis began a new series of reflections by saying t...

The BBC's David Willey: "This is a strong statement not only from the Catholic Church, but from Rome" ( BBC )  More ...

By Father Gordon J. MacRae ( These Stone Walls )  The elephant in the sacristy this week is, of course, that stunning May 11 article by...

  By Andrea Tornielli ( La Stampa ) In his speech during the Pentecost Vigil Pope Francis expressed disappointment at not being able t...

  Vatican City, May 18, 2013 / 09:15 am ( CNA/EWTN News ) .- Pope Francis spoke today about how gossip by Christians is a “slap” to Jesus...

Associated Press/Gregorio Borgia - Pope Francis arrives to meets with faithful of the ecclesiastic movements on the occasion of a Pentec...

Pope Francis, middle, kisses the altar as he arrives to celebrate his first canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatica...

From Fr. Gordon J. MacRae's blog These Stone Walls , an article today in The Wall Street Journal : Click above to play the video...