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DENVER – Actor Liam Neeson, whose latest film “Taken” was the top box-office draw in the United States the first weekend of its release Jan. 30-Feb. 1, has narrated a version of the Way of the Cross written by St. Alphonsus Liguori.

Andrew Velazquez sounds disillusioned. He yearns for the days when businesses took responsibility for their decision-making and were accountable to their customers, community and country.

MEXICO CITY – Pope Benedict XVI named Auxiliary Bishop Victor Sanchez Espinosa of Mexico City as the new archbishop of Puebla, one of the oldest archdioceses in the country.

In the article “World issues top Vatican hopes for Obama,” (CR, Jan. 29) Archbishop Fisichella says “we’re a short step away from disappointment” after President Barack Obama’s removal of a ban on federal aid to programs that promote or perform abortions overseas. We’re not even disappointed yet? With respect to the pope’s mention about the war on terrorism, what about the almost 3,000 people killed on Sept. 11? In another article in the same issue, ”Pro-life leaders criticize Obama,” Thomas Melady, former ambassador to the Vatican, feels it was a sign of respect to Catholics to remove the ban on the day after the pro-life march. Please.

In light of the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), I recently sent e-mails to Senators Mikulski and Cardin, and Rep. Ruppersberger. I expressed my dismay over the fact that FOCA would take away freedom of choice for doctors and hospitals. To date, I have received a reply from Senator Cardin. I thought I should share his pro-choice response.

ROME – The Legionaries of Christ only recently found out that their founder had fathered a child, knowledge that has caused the members great suffering, but has not destroyed the gratitude they owe him, said a spokesman for the religious order.