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Pope Benedict XVI Announces His Resignation

Readers, as you wake up across North America or continue your day throughout the rest of the world, you will probably hear the news that Pope Benedict XVI announced this morning that he will resign from the papacy. Citi…
Religious Relic or Holy Hoax: Does The Shroud of Turin Matter?

[This is reposted as part of our Best-Of Revelife Week. It was originally posted on October 6, 2009.] When I was a kid, I wanted to be an archaeologist. Artifacts and relics always fascinated me, and having grown up in…
Facing Faith and Society: What Does Tolerance Really Mean?

The Wall Street Journal featured a story Friday on “Mormons and Baptism by Proxy.” Mormons believe in performing a temple rite that gives members an opportunity to obtain salvation for their ancestors. The pr…
The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale Of Mystery, Death, And Salvation

The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale Of Mystery, Death, And Salvation by Jon M. Sweeney At the close of the tumultuous Middle Ages, there lived a man who seemed destined from birth to save the world. His name was Pet…
Halloween History: A Medieval Mix of Christian Catholic Piety

"We’ve all heard the allegations: Halloween is a pagan rite dating back to some pre-Christian festival among the Celtic Druids that escaped church suppression. Even today modern pagans and witches continue to celeb…
Catholic Answers Corner: The Saints

This originated as I was responding to comments on my posts about John Paul II's beatification. These come from kk_grayfox Regarding the saints: Questions 1) How do you respond to the verse: "For there is one God and one…
Catholic Answers Corner: Mary

There are a lot of misunderstandings about what Catholics believe about Mary, so I'd like to take this brief opportunity to address a few of them. This originated as I was responded to comments on my posts about John Pa…
Questions on Catholic Church Tradition

I was born and raised in the Catholic religion. Maybe just born is more accurate, because my parents never really talked to me about it. They taught me just the basic stuff, like to pray to God if you need help and to a…
"A View from the Back Pew" - Thoughts on Religion

By Matt at The Church of No People Happy Friday, everyone. Today, I’m featuring one of the most interesting books I’ve featured here on the blog, Tim O’Donnell’s A View From the Back Pew. O&rsqu…
Humanist-Catholic Debate: Worth the Effort?

By Nick Don at Theopolitical From a note on Benedict XVI Facebook page (of all places): Last month two groups of people met in a church in central London to discuss gay adoption, abortion and religious schools. On one si…