WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI held an unscheduled meeting with victims of priestly sexual abuse, shortly after pledging the church’s continued efforts to help heal the wounds caused by such acts.Read More

Archbishop O’Brien (CR, Sept. 10) is spot on regarding the church’s stance in the current health care debate. I agree that any reform must guarantee the sanctity of life at all stages from conception forward. Health care is an unalienable right contained in the Constitution and it is the responsibility of the individual to make...Read More

On his first day as pastor of the Shrine of St. Alphonsus in Baltimore, Monsignor Arthur Bastress walked down the historic church’s long aisles and knew immediately that his new assignment was going to be something special.Read More

WASHINGTON – Here is the text of the remarks by Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, to Pope Benedict XVI on behalf of the bishops at their meeting at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception April 16.Read More

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. – Welcomed by U.S. President George W. Bush and an array of church officials, Pope Benedict XVI began his first pastoral visit to the United States as pope April 15.Read More

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan – The erosion of moral values and materialism have caused distrust among people and damaged relationships in society, Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-his and the Dalai Lama said during a Sept. 2 meeting in Taiwan.Read More

One had to be deeply impressed by the farewell to Senator Ted Kennedy – impressed, as well, by his life and accomplishments.Read More

MAINZ, Germany – A German cardinal said a report detailing how the church used slave laborers during World War II was an “important building block” for reconciliation.Read More