Papal legacy: In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI
DAVID CRARY, of Associated Press, reports…
Vatican archbishop to bring Pope Francis’ take on being pro-life to the United States
Vatican City RNS Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, who heads the Vatican’s thinktank on life issues, arrived in New York on Monday hoping to disarm Americans’ well-defended positions on the topic by talking about what it means to be pro-life in the Catholic Church today. “Sometimes, in the United States, but not only there, the pro-life perspective […]
Vatican exonerates US bishop accused of sexual abuse
New York City, US AP The Vatican has concluded that allegations of sexual abuse dating back a half century against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brooklyn do not “have the semblance of truth,” but an attorney for the accusers said they would press forward with their civil cases. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New […]
Catholic education: Amid pandemic, the future of many US schools is in doubt
DAVID CRARY, writing for Associated Press, reports on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting Catholic schools in the US…
Essay: We must keep fighting to outlaw abortion – a response to Thomas Reese
Cardinal TIMOTHY DOLAN, Roman Catholic archbishop of New York and chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, responds to Jesuit priest THOMAS REESE’s response to Ireland’s vote to decriminalise abortion…