Signs Of the Times

New laws may help keep Wall Street in line, but what’s next?

The Diocese of Wilmington, Del., plans to appeal a federal bankruptcy judge’s ruling.

Bishop Francisco Claver, S.J., a defender of civil rights, died on July 1 in Manila, Philippines.

Catholics can “take some holy pride that the bishops of Cuba were in this mediation,” Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski said.

Thousands of Anglicans are expected to move into the Catholic Church after a decision to ordain women as bishops.

Fresh intercommunity dialogue is needed to resolve the difficulties surrounding controversial parades in Northern Ireland, said a Catholic priest in Belfast.

The 2009 fiscal period marked the third year in a row that Vatican expenses outpaced revenues.

The norms will include abuse and the “attempted ordination of women” among the list of most serious crimes against church law.

More than 400 people packed the chapel of a La Salle Brothers’ school near downtown Lima, Peru for a July 8 vigil in support of British Brother Paul McAuley, who has been threatened with expulsion from the country.

Countries can take steps to ward off the curse, but weak governments postpone the task as easy money rolls in.