One of the worst economies in decades didn’t stop Catholics from contributing to last year’s Archbishop’s Annual Appeal at a record level.Read More

I sympathize with Susan Crane’s frustration (CR, Dec. 2 and 16) with the U.S. Navy Nuclear weapons storage depot in Bangor, Wash. Nuclear weapons of any kind destroy entire cities, devastate the civilian population and destroy the infrastructure of a locality. All countries should welcome President Obama’s call for a test ban halt to the...Read More

WASHINGTON – A year from now, the liturgical celebrations of the Advent and Christmas seasons will have a different sound, as the new English translation of the third edition of the Roman Missal begins being used in U.S. parishes.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s recent comments on condom use in AIDS prevention do not signify a change in the church’s moral teaching or its pastoral practice, a note from the Vatican’s doctrinal congregation said.Read More