Signs Of the Times

“We simply cannot accept the continuation of a situation that is [most affecting] the people who have contributed least to the problem.”

A group that aids migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has been ticketed him for littering after leaving supplies for the refugees.

The bill now before the Senate creates “new and completely unacceptable federal policy that endangers human life and rights of conscience,” three leading bishops said.

A report describing in detail failures of church leaders in handling sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Dublin has resulted in calls for further investigations.

Explosives were detonated inside St. Ephrem’s Church on Nov. 26, and the building was reduced to a “blackened shell.”

U.S. bishops plan to launch a postcard campaign in 2010 to urge Congress to make comprehensive immigration reform its next priority.

Cardinal Cahal Daly was remembered for his “sustained efforts in the promotion of justice and peace in Northern Ireland.”

Edward Schillebeeckx, O.P., served as theological adviser to the Dutch bishops during the Second Vatican Council and was seen as the main inspiration behind the Dutch catechism for adults.

The organization has pledged “to continue its services even if a same-sex marriage bill passes” said Bishop Barry C. Knestout.

The work of the Catholic Church in Africa to care for people living with AIDS is designed to show solidarity with everyone in need.