NEW YORK – Catholic leaders and universities should “come out of the shadows” and take a significant role in educating those who are ambivalent or undecided about the issue of comprehensive immigration reform, according to Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles.Read More

St. Josaphat was born in 1580 at Volodymyr, Lithuania. A merchant’s apprentice, he was offered partnership in the business and a chance to marry the partner’s daughter. However, Josaphat declined both offers because he was called to religious life. He joined the Ukrainian Order of St. Basil (Basilians) in 1604, at which time he took...Read More

WASHINGTON – Everyone on the panel at The Catholic University of America to discuss “The Ethics of the Obama Administration’s Nuclear Weapons Policy: Catholic Perspectives” seemed to indicate that the eventual elimination of nuclear arms is a goal.Read More

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has kept interreligious dialogue near the top of the Catholic Church’s list of priorities, but his relations with the Jewish and Muslim communities continue to be marked by alternating tensions and new initiatives.Read More