VATICAN CITY – In response to a report that a Mexican cardinal stated homosexuals will be banished from heaven, the Vatican spokesman said people should treat those who have homosexual tendencies with respect and compassion.Read More

MONTREAL – The Quebec government refused a government-mandated commission’s recommendation to remove a crucifix from the wall of the Quebec National Assembly and move it to the city hall next door.Read More

WASHINGTON – J. Michael Kelly, chief financial officer of the Archdiocese of Washington, is among eight former America Online executives who have been named in civil lawsuits filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with an alleged accounting scheme that inflated the company’s reported advertising revenues.Read More

WASHINGTON - Over the years, hundreds of thousands of postcards have come from U.S. Catholics in organized efforts to influence members of Congress on issues ranging from partial-birth abortion to human cloning to health care reform.Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – William Gordon had never been on a plane.Read More

Remember Ferris Bueller’s famous day off from high school and his overly dramatic plan to stop and smell the roses?Read More

It may be tempting to view Pope John Paul II’s many accomplishments in the political arena as the product of his unique personal experiences growing up as a Pole under Nazi and Communist domination.Read More

The U.S. bishops approved the English translation and U.S. adaptations of five final sections of the Roman Missal in voting on the second day of their annual fall general assembly in Baltimore.Read More