Signs Of the Times

Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit descended 1,200 feet into the salt of the earth to bless a newly made statue and shrine to St. Barbara, the patroness of miners.

The roots of the conflict in Honduras go back long before President Manuel Zelaya was forced to leave the country on June 28.

Archbishop Burke, 61, will help shape the episcopate not only in the United States but also around the world.

The U.S. bishops’ office is working behind the scenes to improve the health care bills to put them in line with their vision of health care.

“The most tragic thing I have seen is the miles-long wall that separates Jerusalem from Bethlehem, said Cardinal John P. Foley. “It is humiliating and distressing.”

In an address to the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Pope Benedict  expressed hope that the sacred Scriptures will become a font of spirituality.

Catholic leaders say a proposal requiring Baltimore pregnancy centers to post a disclaimer telling clients they do not provide abortion services is harassment.

In a lecture Bishop Donald W. Trautman of Erie, Pa., sharply criticized what he called the “slavishly literal” translation into English of the new Roman Missal.

In the wake of the Vatican’s announcement, there was speculation in Britain that entire parishes–even dioceses–would “go over to Rome.”

What happens in Sudan will have important effects on its neighboring countries, all of whom have experienced grave humanitarian crises in recent years.