ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A priest who was involved in the canonical trial of a priest accused of abusing deaf children decades ago has admitted he made a mistake when he said then-Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland never told him to halt the trial.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Even as Pope Benedict XVI was focused on solemnly marking the death and resurrection of Jesus, Vatican officials tried to respond to criticism of the way Catholic leaders have handled the clerical sex abuse scandal, and they vigorously defended the pope.Read More
ARLINGTON, Va. – A newly expanded component of the Cardinal Newman Society will research issues related to Catholic identity of Catholic campuses around the United States, and it plans to publish and distribute its findings to all Catholic colleges and universities across the country.Read More
VATICAN CITY –At the five-year mark, two key objectives of Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate have come into clear focus: creating space for religion in the public sphere and space for God in private lives.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Liturgical and religious objects that were recovered from churches damaged or destroyed by a powerful earthquake in central Italy are on display at the Vatican Museums.Read More
WASHINGTON – A Maine social service center that runs an advocacy program for homeless people has been asked to return $17,400 in Catholic Campaign for Human Development funding because of its support for same-sex marriage.Read More
WASHINGTON – Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor federation, said that his Catholic upbringing gave him a sense of fairness and justice that carries over into his work today.Read More
Rosanna Rensberger couldn’t help but tear up Nov. 6, 2009. The first-year American Sign Language teacher at St. John Regional Catholic School in Frederick spent the previous three months teaching the language to fifth-grade students, but wasn’t sure she was successful.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Christians are called to a nonviolent struggle for peace and justice, including the civil disobedience of laws that are morally wrong, such as abortion, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More
ANAHEIM, Calif. – It is common to see relaxed walkers at any given time and day on Harbor Boulevard near Disneyland in Anaheim, but the picture changed early March 18 during the annual Religious Education Congress Youth Day.Read More
MILWAUKEE – Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee offered apologies to victims of clergy sexual abuse and asked forgiveness from those outraged at how church leaders and civil authorities mishandled the case of a Wisconsin priest-abuser who victimized scores of deaf students in his care decades ago.Read More