Signs Of the Times

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.

The investigators are looking at contracts Cardinal Sepe made with government officials while he was head of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

A $7.3 billion pledge is not enough to stop millions of needless deaths and not enough for the G-8 leaders to say they’ve lived up to their responsibilities.

Gubernatorial front-runner Rodolfo Torre Cantu was gunned down along with four others 200 miles south of the Texas border.

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio said that requiring personnel in military hospitals to perform abortions would place “a very heavy burden” on those who value human life.

A lower court ruled that an Oregon man could try to hold the Vatican financially responsible for his sexual abuse by a priest. 

Advocates for the homeless see hopeful signs in a federal plan unveiled June 22 by the Obama administration.