Signs Of the Times

A pastoral letter said major sporting events often see “systems put in place to satisfy the demand for paid sex.”

“This measure provides an immediate benefit for those who have already given and incentive for those who are considering a charitable contribution,” House leaders said.

The effort to give stockholders a “say on pay” gained traction in 2009 as 38 public companies said they would address compensation issues.

Thailand’s Catholic aid agency was refused access to more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers as Thai soldiers arrived to deport them to Laos.

Relief agencies are preparing for “thousands and thousands” of dead and injured in the wake of the worst earthquake to strike Haiti in two centuries.

Archbishop Timothy Dolan said all the funds collected in New York would be routed through Catholic Relief Services.

“In all of this, we also hear the Haitian voices raised in song, praising God for being alive,” said Sister Mary Finnick.

The  United States’ lack of attention to a renewed arms race in Latin America  has some international policy experts worried.

The bishop who oversees Medjugorje has objected to Cardinal Christoph Schoborn’s very public pilgrimage to the site.

Among those turning 75 this year is Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia.