Kevin Clarke

Almost two years after its Advent 2011 introduction the new Missal is still generating unhappiness among U S Catholic priests according to a new survey which found quot widespread skepticism quot about the litrugy revisions According to the study 59 percent of the 1 500 priests surveyed quot

The Holy See issued the following statement this morning on the dispostion of Scotland 39 s Cardinal Keith O 39 Brien who retired abruptly after admitting in March that nbsp his quot sexual conduct quot had quot fallen below the standards expected of me as a priest archbishop and cardinal quo

Responding to the announcement of a breakthrough in human cloning technology Boston 39 s Cardinal Se n O rsquo Malley OFM Cap in his role as nbsp chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops wote that human cloning for any purpose is inconsistent

Kermit Gosnell found guilty on three out of four counts of first degree murder making him death penalty eligible and mutiple other counts in his 200 count criminal indictment Here is JD Mullane News Columnist for the Bucks County Courier Times and The Intelligencer and his blow by blow account

As one brother recovers in a prison hospital from wounds he received briefly eluding capture the remains of the other Tsarnaev brother linger in limbo His now quasi- and unhappily famous uncle Ruslan Tsami is trying to arrange his burial with the assistance of Peter Stefan a funeral home director

Two prominent Syrian bishops were kidnapped on Monday by armed rebels in the northern province of Aleppo according to a Vatican Radio report The Syriac Orthodox and Greek Orthodox Archbishops of Aleppo Yohanna Ibrahim and Paul Yazigi were seized in the village of Kfar Dael on the road to Aleppo