Retired baseball commissioner Fay Vincent has had his own experiences with tough disciplinary calls but on his two most famous cases mdash those of Cincinnati Red Pete Rose and New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner mdash wrongdoing was never in doubt ldquo It was just a question of the punis
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
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C.R.S. Rushes Aid into Nepal, Racing Monsoon Season Rains
Catholic Relief Services continues efforts to respond to Nepal’s devastating earthquake.
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How the church under Pope Francis could change hearts and minds over the death penalty
‘We are having the wrong debate.’
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Archbishop Lori Seeks to Return Hope to ‘Two Baltimores’
Three days after Archbishop William Lori’s city of Baltimore was rocked by civil unrest that began as a young man who died while in police custody was laid to rest, the archbishop was pondering how the local church could respond to the crisis in the city’s streets.“We’re not
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Archbishop Lori: Restoring Hope in Baltimore
Three days after his city was rocked by civil unrest that began as a young man who died while in police custody was laid to rest, Baltimore Archbishop William Lori was pondering how the local church could respond to the crisis in the city’s streets.
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Sister Mary Ann Walsh, America Correspondent and Long-Time Bishops’ Spokesperson, Has Died
Sister Mary Ann Walsh former communications director for the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops and most recently a valued correspondent for America magazine has died after a struggle with cancer In typical fashion she had turned her final weeks into an opportunity to reach and educate others a
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The Fire This Time in Baltimore
Another case of possible police brutality has led to civil disorder, this time in Baltimore.
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Scope of Nepal Earthquake Destruction Becomes Clearer
As aftershocks continue to terrify survivors thousands of whom are living in tent cities that have sprung up in open spaces in the Nepal capital of Kathmandu the death toll continues to climb mdash now more than 4 000 are believed to have been killed more than 9 000 have been injured and thousand
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Salt Lake’s Bishop Wester to Head Santa Fe Archdiocese
Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and named Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, Utah, to succeed him.Archbishop Sheehan, who has headed the Santa Fe Archdiocese since 1993, turned 75 last year, the age at which bishops are require
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Quake Toll Rises in Nepal as Pope Francis Offers Prayers for Victims
More than 3,600 people were known to have been killed and more than 6,500 injured