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‘My way’ is not always the right way

Tension is rising in our country and violence is running rampart as a result of folks reaction of not having their way. While our country celebrates freedom of speech and the pursuit of happiness, many disrespectful, violent and angry actions are serving as the gateway response to “having my way.”
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Prayer, homilies, understanding emerge as early themes at Bible synod

VATICAN CITY – Learning to pray with the Scriptures, improving homilies and ensuring an accurate interpretation of Bible passages were the major themes of formal presentations, open discussion and small-group work Oct. 7-8 at the world Synod of Bishops on the Bible.
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Successes, challenges mark fifth anniversary of sex abuse charter

WASHINGTON – Five years after the U.S. bishops passed their landmark policies to prevent child sex abuse, they can look back at successes in institutionalizing safeguards and look ahead to challenges in restoring church credibility. But the basic question is: Are children safer now? “Absolutely yes,” answers Patricia O’Donnell Ewers, chairwoman of the National Review...
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Gun control: Church firmly, quietly opposes firearms for civilians

VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church’s position on gun control is not easy to find; there are dozens of speeches and talks and a few documents that call for much tighter regulation of the global arms trade, but what about private gun ownership?
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As term opens, court declines to take four abortion-related cases

WASHINGTON – On the opening day of its fall term Oct. 6, the Supreme Court declined to hear four cases dealing with abortion or abortion-related protest efforts.
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Pope accepts resignation of controversial bishop

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of the controversial head of Argentina’s military diocese, who submitted his resignation at age 75 in accordance with canon law. There was no immediate word on who would succeed Bishop Antonio Baseotto, who clashed with the government of President Nestor Kirchner two years ago....
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A delicate dance of freedoms

Editor’s note: This editorial contains language that may be offensive to some readers.
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Fiscal managers worried about Wall Street woes, but not panicked

MIAMI – People who look after the church’s money say they are worried but not panicked about the nation’s current financial woes.
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‘Tsunami of pornography’ debases human dignity

SAN FRANCISCO – Describing what he sees as an “electronic tsunami of pornography,” Archbishop George H. Niederauer of San Francisco told a Utah-based anti-pornography organization that pornography “debases the priceless worth and dignity of each human being and (God’s) gift of human sexuality.” While pornography “is not a new challenge,” the archbishop told members of...
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Archbishop: Haitians feel abandoned by world amid continuing disasters

WASHINGTON – Frustration and aggravation are simmering across Haiti a year after a terrifying earthquake ripped apart the country’s most densely populated region and as a persistent cholera epidemic endangers the health of virtually everyone in the impoverished nation.
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Family foregoes luxuries to pay for Catholic education

Karen Hilseberg drives a 12-year-old Chevy Caprice with a dent in the back. She couldn’t afford a house, so she lives with her three children in one her mother owns. She and her kids forego brand-name clothes, the latest gadgets and, most years, a summer vacation.
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Fatima: The secret’s out, despite claims to the contrary

VATICAN CITY – Despite claims there are still secrets connected to the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, Pope Benedict XVI and his secretary of state said the entire message has been published and has been interpreted accurately. The Marian apparitions to three children in Fatima, Portugal, began 90 years ago May 13, and Pope...
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