Catholic leaders say a proposal requiring Baltimore pregnancy centers to post a disclaimer telling clients they do not provide abortion services is harassment.

“The most tragic thing I have seen is the miles-long wall that separates Jerusalem from Bethlehem, said Cardinal John P. Foley. "It is humiliating and distressing.”

In a lecture Bishop Donald W. Trautman of Erie, Pa., sharply criticized what he called the “slavishly literal” translation into English of the new Roman Missal.

The Russian-born artist believed his time was one of spiritual crisis. “The nightmare of materialism…[has] turned life into an evil, senseless game.”

Archbishop Burke, 61, will help shape the episcopate not only in the United States but also around the world.

In an address to the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Pope Benedict  expressed hope that the sacred Scriptures will become a font of spirituality.