WASHINGTON – The brief policy statement on embryonic stem-cell research that is to come before the U.S. bishops at their June 12-14 meeting in Orlando, Fla., is designed to set the stage for a later, more pastoral document explaining why the Catholic Church opposes some reproductive technologies.Read More

Each year for weeks in advance of it, my Jesuit Volunteer assistant and I go out into the streets with clip boards and sign up jobseekers for the all day job fair we hold on the holiday that commemorates Martin Luther King’s birthday. We hear hard-luck stories, voices of frustration and amazing words of hope...Read More

JERUSALEM – Pilgrimage to the Holy Land can become a bridge to peace, said an Israeli tourism official, noting the positive effect the spring pilgrimage of Pope Benedict XVI had on creating cooperation between Palestinian, Jordanian and Israeli officials.Read More

WASHINGTON – International aid agencies are accepting donations for victims of the May 3 cyclone that hit Myanmar.Read More

A sweatshirt was generously given to me some months ago by a well-meaning individual during one of my parish visits with a logo on the front that reads:Read More

PORTLAND, Ore. – More than 500 people have filed claims of abuse against the Oregon province of the Society of Jesus, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early this year citing pending lawsuits over clergy sexual abuse claims.Read More

OTTAWA – The Quebec government may be trying to usurp federal jurisdiction in launching consultations on assisted suicide, said Canadian euthanasia opponents.Read More

The archdiocese’s three Catholic colleges have announced speakers for May commencement ceremonies.Read More