The Vatican forcefully denied undermining efforts by Irish bishops to protect children from sexual abuse.
America Staff
Posted inSigns Of the Times
Cardinal Meets With Reform-Minded Priests
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna is not playing “a game of chicken” with priests calling for reforms in church practice.
Posted inFilm
Greene Without God: Rowan Joffe’s ‘Brighton Rock’
Because it rejects the theology underlying the original novel, ‘Brighton Rock’ fails to deliver
Posted inSigns Of the Times
Vouchers Boost Catholic Schools
Indiana’s educational scholarship program was passed by the state legislature in the spring.
Posted inSigns Of the Times
Hardliner in Hebei?
Zhang Qingli, the Communist Party official who was in charge of Tibet during the crackdown on Buddhist protesters in 2008, is now the new party chief in Hebei.
Posted inSigns Of the Times
‘Shortcomings’ in Abuse Procedures
The report was commissioned by the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph to examine its procedures for assessing allegations of sexual abuse.
Posted inIn All Things
Readings: Reflections of an Ex-GOP Cultist
There rsquo s a wonderful 1932 now-forgotten film mdash except in film classes mdash called The Phantom President which comes to mind every four years during primaries when things look bleak on either side It rsquo s about party leaders stuck with Theodore Blair a ldquo good rdquo cand
Posted inSigns Of the Times
U.S. Childhood Gets Poor Grades
“The economic recession of the past few years effectively wiped out all of the gains we made in cutting child poverty in the late 1990s.”
Posted inSigns Of the Times
Be Not Afraid, Middle East Christians
The changes sweeping through the region give rise to hopes, but also concerns.
Posted inSigns Of the Times
Church Membership Trends Downward
A brief report from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate offers some statistics worth worrying over.