"The image of an island is a very beautiful one and is very significant. It is a place of refuge from waters that are turbulent, a refuge for those people who have the courage to approach it from any side."

The court deferred to the wishes of the family "because petitioner has set forth a justifiable, good, and substantial reason for moving the remains."

At least 10 dioceses have called for Park's resignation and held Masses praying for the country.

"We're talking about killing a human being," said Aubert Martin, executive director of a grassroots anti-euthanasia organization. "This is criminal."

Cardinal Gerhard Muller said church law has not specified exactly what should be done with "cremains."

"November as Black Catholic History Month is a project of the black Catholic clergy, so this is a perfect time to accept the invitation to place our chronicle with the Notre Dame archives on the American Catholic Heritage," Father Ken Taylor said.

Recreational marijuana could soon be legal in at least five states.

"May all of us working together find the courage to move forward in a manner that brings peace to our beloved community," said Bishop Pates.

The storm has an area in "a communications black hole."

Politicians, their staffs and volunteers should reflect our best aspirations as citizens," he said.