BOSTON - Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston has released the names of 159 of the 250 Boston archdiocesan priests or deacons accused of sexually abusing a minor, including 22 whose cases have not been resolved canonically.Read More
It’s not the full repeal she had lobbied for, but Mary Ellen Russell hailed the House of Delegates for passing significant restrictions on the death penalty in Maryland.Read More
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Catholic bishops have pleaded with the federal government to renegotiate a trade treaty with the U.S. and Canada that they say is leading to the cultural death of their nation.Read More
“Deaths reminder of terrible tragedy of war” (CR, Aug. 11), notwithstanding the huge loss of life and injuries to many brave American soldiers, omits a very important loss of life. We sometimes forget the huge number of innocent civilians caught up on both sides of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Read More
WASHINGTON – University of Notre Dame officials were standing firm on their choice of President Barack Obama as commencement speaker at the institution’s May 17 graduation, in spite of a large number of Catholics calling on them to rescind the invitation.Read More
ROME – As the General Congregation of the Society of Jesus discusses and deliberates the order’s present and future, one of the big questions faced by the 225 Jesuit delegates is how best to respond to the encouragements and concerns of Pope Benedict XVI.Read More
MADRID – Pope Benedict XVI’s aides had seen enough. The pontiff was trying to lead a World Youth Day vigil Aug. 20 at Cuatro Vientos, a former air base, when a powerful thunderstorm swept into town.Read More
Though she lasted only one day on the softball field for a lack of interest in sliding, Margy Teixeira would be playing baseball, too, if she had been born a boy.Read More
The difference between high school and college can often be measured by the various experiences and broader opportunities presented to the student body.Read More
Magic-mania erupted as the buzzer sounded on Jan. 25 at the Towson Center, as the Mercy High School Magic outscored the Institute of Notre Dame 44-28 to take a 26-16 lead in this 42-year-old tradition called “The Game.”Read More