Like Duke Orsino in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” Mercy Medical Center’s Dr. Kathy J. Helzlsouer may be inclined to agree that, “if music be the food of love, play on.”Read More

With the 200th anniversary of his birth on Feb. 12 neatly following the inauguration of Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president, Abraham Lincoln remains very much in the public eye.Read More

VATICAN CITY - Every bishops’ conference in the world must have guidelines for handling accusations of clerical sex abuse in place within a year, said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.Read More

BANGKOK, Thailand – Catholic and Protestant leaders said they have urged Christians to stay neutral and pray for peace in the country, which remains deeply divided in a protracted political crisis.Read More

DUBLIN – The head of the Irish church’s child protection watchdog said he considered resigning over his irritation at a lack of church cooperation.Read More

Every Jan. 22 for the last 35 years, pro-life Americans from all over the country and pro-life representatives from all over the world have been coming in massive numbers to the March for Life in Washington, D.C.Read More

WASHINGTON – In an effort to help Southern dioceses recover from the devastating tornados of late April, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has approved a national relief collection and Knights of Columbus members in Alabama have been asked to be a visible presence in the devastated areas.Read More

WASHINGTON – Closure of the military prison at the U.S. Army base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be getting renewed attention during a 100-day campaign designed to hold President-elect Barack Obama to his campaign pledge to close the compound.Read More