New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan blasted as ludicrous an attorney s claim that his former diocese in Milwaukee moved 130 million to avoid paying sex abuse settlements See more at MSNBC

Three communities of sisters offer solace and support in troubled times.

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams was most recently in the national headlines for the arrest of a Pennsylvania abortionist and his staff because of a little house of horrors they were maintaining in West Philadelphia Today he announced some other alleged horrors out of Philadelphia in th

Is Jerry Loughner the only one to blame for the events in Tucson?

The U S bishops and the Catholic Health Association attempted to put difficult disagreements over the past year behind them in a recent series of phone conversations and an exchange of letters in January According to the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops ldquo In response to questions raised a

In what will surely rank as one of the least necessary travel alerts in State Department history a warning indeed was issued today advising Americans to reconsider vacation plans in Egypt as a popular uprising in a number of ancient metropolises taunts a massive clampdown from Egypt rsquo s aged s

Civility is not a sign of weakness fifty years ago today

Reading Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams indictment of abortion provider Kermit Gosnell is hard traveling and the 260-page grand jury report is worse The grisly details of this doctor s practice is something out of a Grade B horror film Gosnell is accused of causing the death of one

The good news out of Tucson is that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords continues to improve Doctors report that she has been making spontaneous movements Trauma surgeon Dr Peter Rhee told reporters at the University Medical Center in Tucson She is getting better every day She was able to actua

The referendum in Sudan is continuing but crossed a key threshold today Organizers confirmed that the turnout percentage needed for the vote to be considered valid has been reached Chan Reec referendum commission deputy chairman told Al Jazeera news At the end of the fourth day of polling wit