Dispatches

The ordination of Father Joseph Zhang Yinlin, 44, as coadjutor bishop of Anyang diocese in Henan province, mainland China, on August 4 was conducted in a way that respects church law and would appear to signal that the Chinese authorities wish to reach an accord with the Holy See.

In what could be a bellwether for Sino-Vatican relations for the first time in three years a bishop approved by the Holy See will be ordained for the Catholic Church in mainland China on August 4 Father Joseph Zhang Yinlin will be ordained then as pastor of the diocese of Anyang in the province of

Opposition leader reminds Prime Minister Cameron “he is talking about people, not insects.”

The Jesuit insight in the ‘X-Files’

‘People who want to defend their families don’t need a 100-round drum magazine.’

Bibi, 49, and the mother of five, has been behind bars for the last six years.

The Savile scandal, much like Cosby’s, reveals the pernicious privilege of celebrity.

Last Thursday saw yet another frightening act of gun violence this time in Lafayette La as a man shot off 20 rounds during an evening showing of ldquo Trainwreck rdquo killing two and injuring nine others Since then the country has pretty much followed its scripted cycle of reactions nbsp P

‘We are not owners of the earth. We are its stewards.’

Today Pope Francis accepted the retirement resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Jerry Wilkerson and announced the appointment of three new auxiliaries for the archdiocese — nbsp Monsignors Joseph V Brennan and David G O rsquo Connell of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Father Robert B