GUANGZHOU, China – The new bishop of the Guangzhou Diocese has been described as an “amiable person” who knows how to work in delicate situations.Read More

BATON ROUGE, La. – A Louisiana Dominican priest who was found shot to death July 11 at his order’s Mississippi retreat house “was a good priest and a good preacher” who “drew the best out of people,” said an official of the late priest’s province.Read More

I just read the article by Russell Shaw “No obvious choice for prolifers in 2008 election?” (CR, Nov. 29) and was surprised there was no mention of Ron Paul, a pro-life Republican candidate.Read More

Despite efforts by faith leaders to encourage Marylanders not to sign a referendum petition on the Maryland DREAM Act, enough signatures have been certified to do just that. The Maryland State Board of Elections had certified 87,073 petition signatures as of July 11 – well more than the 55,736 signatures required to bring the law...Read More

Waverly resident Diane Davis has a confession to make. She hasn’t been in nearly 30 years.Read More

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Many Catholics in the Springfield Diocese mourned the loss of Father Paul J. Archambault, a 42-year-old priest who was found dead July 3 at the rectory of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish in Springfield.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Homelessness is “a global pandemic” that demands a Christian response and government intervention, a Vatican official said during the Vatican’s first international conference addressing the pastoral needs of the homeless.Read More

WASHINGTON – As two Kansas abortion clinics prepared to close their doors because of new licensing requirements that took effect July 1, a federal judge blocked enforcement of a South Dakota law mandating a 72-hour waiting period and setting several informed consent provisions.Read More