by John Freund, CM | Apr 22, 2012 | Church
 Cathy Lynn Grossman,  in a USA TODAY article about the use of technology by churches writes, “Find the church by going online — the 21st-century version of sighting a steeple on the horizon. Beyond their website, Christ Fellowship has a Facebook page to...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 15, 2012 | Church
Perhaps this is an under-reported story in the English-speaking world… An Italian website writes…”With a letter written personally to Cardinal William J. Levada, Benedict XVI has ordered the congregation for the doctrine of the faith to examine...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 9, 2012 | Church
The following circulated on the Internet, suspiciously close to April 1! “According to multiple sources, in a surprising move, the Pope has decided to go where no pontiff has gone before. He has started his own blog. Several other bishops and cardinals have been...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 28, 2012 | Church
Reuters reports that “Fidel Castro, the president’s older brother, visited Benedict at the Vatican embassy where the two octogenarian world leaders with widely divergent political views chatted for 30 minutes in what a Vatican spokesman called a...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 20, 2012 | Church
(Romereports.com) At the beginning of 2011, four archbishops made an ‘apostolic visitation’ to investigate four dioceses as well as seminaries and religious congregations in Ireland. The visitation was called to look into allegations of sexual abuse. On...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 13, 2012 | Church
(Romereports.com) The Pope’s visit to Cuba is making history even before it starts. Cuba’s government has posted an official website on Benedict XVI’s trip.  It includes all type of information on his three day visit, including all the prep work in...