America's First Issue

The Editors May 05, 2008

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The Editors

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Archbishop Gomez called the USA Act a “good-faith compromise.”

A new Pew Research Center poll finds that 87 percent of U.S. Catholics believe God is "all-loving," but only 67 percent say God is "all-powerful."

All three were victims of the infamous Chilean priest predator, the Rev. Ferdinando Karadima, who was found guilty of abuse of minors by the Vatican.

Of all the things I looked forward to while pregnant with my son, reading books to him was very close to the top of that list.

Kerry WeberApril 24, 2018