This week was history in the making. A black man, whose father was from Kenya and whose mother was a white woman from the United States, became the 44th president of the United States – Barack H. Obama. His mother and maternal grandmother raised him. I am sure that they would have been very proud...Read More

LONDON – A British study raising the possibility of a prenatal test for autism has prompted concerns among Catholics that pregnant women will be pressured to abort babies who might develop autism.Read More

WASHINGTON – An apostolic visitation team concluded that U.S. Catholic seminaries and houses of priestly formation are generally healthy, but recommended a stronger focus on moral theology, increased oversight of seminarians and greater involvement of diocesan bishops in the formation process.Read More

WASHINGTON – More than a week before he was to take office, President-elect Barack Obama met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, prompting advice and recommendations about how the two leaders’ governments should be handling immigration, among other matters.Read More