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Signs Of the Times
Vatican Pursues Unity in China

A Vatican commission expressed the hope that bishops and priests deprived of freedom would be allowed to resume their pastoral ministry.

Signs Of the Times
Lawsuits May Draw Vatican into U.S., European Courts

Two pending federal lawsuits seek to pull the Vatican into U.S. courts over claims that it is liable for damages to victims of sexual abuse by priests

Signs Of the Times
Mexican Archdiocese Cancels Program After Youths Killed

Catholic officials condemned the slayings of 10 young people in the state of Durango and suspended long-running Holy Week missionary programs.

Books
Living Outside Time
Matthew Weiner
'The Sabbath World' makes a compelling case that a little downtime benefits everyone.
Reexamining the Health Debate: The U.S. bishops respond to 'Cul-de-Sac Catholicism'
Daniel DiNardoWilliam F. MurphyJohn Wester
The U.S. bishops responds to 'Cul-de-Sac Catholicism'
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
George M. Anderson
Two reminders that, seen or unseen, God is present everywhere.
Columns
Baselines of Faith
John J. DiIulio, Jr.
America's armies of compassion are still making bricks without straw.
Letters
Letters
An Analogy That Hurts Wow! Your editorial “Toyota in Reverse” (3/22) could serve as an analogy to the issues with our institutionalized Catholic Church and its structure. Just substitute church, clergy, bishops and hierarchy for Toyota, executives and the like and you have a pertinent de
Signs Of the Times
C.R.S. Seeks Shelter From Storms For Homeless in Haiti

Drenching rains already are turning tent camps outside Port-au-Prince into muddy quagmires.

Signs Of the Times
Hopeful in Iraq

The Iraqi Council of Christian Church Leaders was pleased with the level of public participation in the recent elections.

Signs Of the Times
Tight Security Constrains Holy Land Easter Celebrations

Palestinians are frustrated by excessive presence of Israeli police and numerous barricades during Holy Week.

Books
A Soulful Pray-er
Vincent D. Rougeau
Thea Bowmans struggle to open the Catholic Church to African-American spirituality.
Signs Of the Times
German Bishop Admits Sexual Abuse

A German-born bishop who headed a prelature in Norway admitted that his resignation last year was linked to the sexual abuse of a minor.

Film
In the Gloaming: Conor McPherson's 'The Eclipse' mixes horror and romance
John P. McCarthy

Though it may scare you at times, the film “The Eclipse” ultimately bestows a sense of tranquility.

Current Comment
Current Comment
The Editors
The Bishops and Health Care; Census Controversy
Countdown?: Reviving the nuclear nonproliferation agenda
David Cortright
Reviving the nuclear nonproliferation agenda
The Word
Arms Outstretched
Barbara E. Reid
Third Sunday of Easter (C), April 18, 2010
Signs Of the Times
Pakistan: Light Over Darkness

Holy Week in Pakistan this year was set against a backdrop of suicide bombings that have killed Catholic workers.

The Good Word
Acts of the Apostles 5:12-16
John W. Martens
There is a ldquo seam rdquo in the first reading Acts of the Apostles 5 12-16 for the Second Sunday of Easter nbsp 12 Now many signs and wonders were done among the people through the apostles And they were all together in Solomon s Portico 13 None of the rest dared to join them but the peo
In All Things
The Frustratingly Poor Quality of Press Coverage
Michael Sean Winters
The whole world now knows about Father Stephen Kiesle of Oakland the priest who tied up young boys and molested them sexually and whose request to be defrocked came before then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger The press is swarming with assertions that as the Washington Post headlined its story Future