by John Freund, CM | Jan 17, 2012 | Church
Archbishop Charles Chaput’s announcement Jan. 6 that the Philadelphia archdiocese will be closing schools in record numbers during the coming year  was the latest and loudest rumble in a series of seismic displacements that are permanently reshaping the look of U.S.... by John Freund, CM | Jan 16, 2012 | Church
John Allen offers valuable food for reflection in his NCR piece entitled “Five myths about anti-Christian persecution” French intellectual Régis Debray, a veteran leftist who fought alongside Che Guevara in Bolivia, has observed that anti-Christian... by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2012 | Church
The number of Christians around the world has nearly quadrupled in the last 100 years, from about 600 million in 1910 to more than 2 billion in 2010. But the world’s overall population also has risen rapidly, from an estimated 1.8 billion in 1910 to 6.9 billion in... by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2012 | Church
According to Rome Reports and Gallup … All ranked among the most admired top ten people in the USA. According to a survey conducted by Gallup and USA Today, Benedict XVI is among the most admired men in America. He’s also the only non-American on the list.... by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2012 | Church
In the past week there have been two significant appraisals of possible next steps in leadership in the Church. One is from the London tablet and the other from the National Catholic Reporter. John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter writes…”Naming new... by John Freund, CM | Jan 2, 2012 | Church
RomeReprotsTV – Europe’s debt crisis has taken the world’s economic markets on a roller coaster of ups and downs. It has most recently paved way for the creation of new governments in Greece, Spain and Italy. Many are saying the underlying problems...