Kevin Clarke

As Pope Shenouda III the leader of Egypt s Coptic Church who passed away on Saturday is laid to rest speculation has begun on his successor Whoever that person may be we can say with some authority that he will certainly be facing historic challenges for Egypt s Coptics One other thing we can s

Who says Jesuits don t have alright–got game

UPDATE Oops Heard a story was circulating today on this but did not note the date on this story was from Sept Vatican Insider is echoing an Italian daily report that Pope Benedict XVI is planning to resign in April Journalist Antonio Socci has confirmed the same in the Italian daily Libero F

Tara McGuinness of the Center for American Progress has reviewed the GOP budget Path to Prosperity proposed yesterday by Wisconsin Rep Paul Ryan and she is not happy with what she s found so far She offered an analysis to the Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good According to McGuiness

During a Washington press conference Tuesday Department of nbsp Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told reporters the Obama administration plans to issue a rule in the near future on its compromise plan on contraception coverage that will apparently resolve some outstanding pro

More than 500 Catholic activists from diocesan peace and justice and Catholic Charities offices across the country in Washington this week for the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering are on their way this afternoon to Capitol Hill They will be highlighting the domestic and international polic

Bishops should accept their victory Special to CNN After weeks of tangling over new Health and Human Services guidelines requiring contraception services in new health insurance plans the White House has offered what it describes as a common sense accommodation It is aimed at ending the confron

The Obama administration announced a ldquo common sense accommodation rdquo seeking to end a public dispute with the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops over new requirements for contraception services in health care plans Under revised guidelines offered today a religious exemption from those

Updated Senior White House officials spoke in advance of an announcement from President Obama expected later today highlighting a ldquo common sense accommodation rdquo seeking to end a public dispute with the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops over new requirements for contraception services

It appears that the problem of government infringement on religious liberty is rapidly spreading Across the pond mdash almost mdash the Irish government has voted to reduce the 242 euro nbsp grants given to Irish families suffering from First Communions and Confirmations Last year 14 000 families