Signs Of the Times

A critical factor will be the doctors’ evaluation concerning the woman’s mental state and whether or not she was “of sound mind.”

In this annual address from the Vatican, Pope Benedict said responding to the current ecological crisis was every person’s responsibility.

A total of four bishops have now resigned as a result of a recent report on how the Dublin Archdiocese covered up allegations of clerical sex abuse.

The Committee on Catholic Education launches a campaign to enroll one million Hispanic students in Catholic schools by 2020.

Orthodox Christians in predominantly Muslim Turkey “don’t feel that we enjoy our full rights as Turkish citizens,” said Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.

Negotiators from small nations were outraged when an agreement was leaked that included generous emissions for industrialized nations.

“We shall discover the meaning of Christmas in a quiet way and hope for the return of harmony and peace,” said Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha of Lahore.

Thirty faith-based institutional investors are using their shareholder clout to urge 21 health companies to disclose the compensation packages for their top executives.

“As the legislation moves forward, the Archdiocese of Washington will continue its dialogue with the council,” said Susan Gibbs, spokeswoman for the archdiocese.

“I think he’s making a tragic and horrible mistake,” said David Robinson, head of Pax Christi USA.