VATICAN CITY – Hidden among the paving stones of St. Peter’s Square there is a simple clock and calendar. All you need is a sunny day.Read More

LOS ANGELES – Catholic-Jewish relations in Southern California remain strong despite the controversy over traditionalist Bishop Richard Williamson and his denial of the extent of the Holocaust, said Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony and two prominent Jewish leaders.Read More

For those living independently in continuing care retirement communities, making the move to assisted living may, at first glance, have a negative connotation. Yet, often the transition can dramatically improve the quality of life for an individual.Read More

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The archbishop who told Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius not to present herself for Communion unless she repudiates her support for keeping abortion legal says her nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services does not bode well for health care policies in this country.Read More

MANCHESTER, England – The visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Britain and Scotland in September prompted a wave of fresh allegations of historical clerical sexual abuse, church child protection officials said.Read More

I am proud to say that my brother is a Legion priest. He is a good man who has not been “programmed,” but who has used his intellect, his spirit and his heart to discern the call of the Lord in his life.Read More

ORANGE, Calif. – The Diocese of Orange has made a formal bid of $50 million to buy the Crystal Cathedral complex in Garden Grove, once the home church of the Rev. Robert Schuller, a noted television preacher.Read More

WASHINGTON – A Catholic congressman is protesting a decision of the House leadership to block consideration of two abortion-related amendments to the $410 billion omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2009.Read More