Boston cardinal, four women, including a survivor of clerical sex abuse, among members
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Thanks JPII!: Many of today’s papal ‘traditions’ were Blessed John Paul’s innovations
The first anniversary of Pope Francis' election brought stories highlighting the unique style he has brought to the papacy. Maybe people have forgotten how much of what passes today for papal "tradition" was actually an innovation of Pope John Paul II.Frequent parish visits? Check. Jok
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Francis Offers Hope for Bethlehem: New mayor looks forward to Pope’s May visit
Mayor hopes his visit will “mobilize the peace process and the process of the justice.”
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Between East and West: Myroslav Marynovych on the struggle for democracy in Ukraine
Myroslav Marynovych is a noted writer, public intellectual and human rights activist in Ukraine. In 1977, Marynovych was arrested because of his human rights advocacy and charged with anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda. He was sentenced to 7 years of hard labor and 5 years in exile. After his rele
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California Bishop: Sign Up for Obamacare: Says ‘faithful citizens’ obligated to obey ACA
Bishop Barnes says ‘faithful citizens’ have an obligation to obey ACA.
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No Comment So Far From Uganda Bishops: Waiting on a response to country’s anti-gay law
Weeks after a controversial bill against homosexuality became law in their country, there was still no official word from Ugandan Catholic bishops on how they perceived it, said a senior Catholic spokesman.An informed Ugandan priest, meanwhile, suggested the bishops had opted to keep "safe"
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‘Underground’ Bishop of Shanghai Passes at 96 : Bishop Fan spent decades in prison
Bishop Fan spent decades in prison after a government crackdown in 1955.
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Sri Lanka: Catholic Activists Arrested : Fact-finding mission was investigating Tamil ‘disappearances’
Protests are growing in Sri Lanka over the security forces' arrest of two outspoken Catholic human rights activists under stringent terrorism laws."There is serious concern over the arrests and there will be a protest in Colombo soon," Jehan Perera, executive director of the National P
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Newark’s Fugee Laicized After Violating Order : Prohibited contact with minors, he attended youth retreats
Vatican officials laicized a New Jersey priest who violated a 2007 court memorandum of understanding that prohibited unsupervised contact with minors.Michael Fugee, 53, is no longer a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, said James Goodness, archdiocesan communications director."There is no con
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To the Shores of Amerikay: The little known history of Irish women starting a new life in a new land
During a major, historic wave of Irish immigration to the United States at the turn of the last century, a tenacious Catholic effort helped one-third of the young, single Irish women who arrived in the Port of New York.An exhibit celebrating that aid was rededicated March 11 in the Lower Manhattan b