Archbishop Philip M. Hannan as a seminarian at St. Charles College in Catonsville. (CR/File)A friend once referred to the late New Orleans Archbishop Philip M. Hannan as the “Forrest Gump of Catholicism.”Just like the Tom Hanks’ character, Archbishop Hannan always seemed to be at the right place at the rightRead More

Archbishop Philip M. Hannan as a seminarian at St. Charles College in Catonsville. (CR/File)Read More

NEW YORK – Jesuit Father John P. Schlegel, former president of Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., has been appointed publisher and president of America Press in New York, effective in November.Read More

Two weeks ago, the Star Wars: The Complete Saga was released on Blu-ray DVD. All six live action movies, from 1977’s “A New Hope” to 2005’s Revenge of the Sith, have been included. During the last 14 years, Star Wars creator George Lucas has tinkered with the films during various re-releases of the films, from...Read More

In this week’s Catholic Review, you’ll read about a group of Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy that has visited 18 U.S. cities to promote interfaith understanding and reconciliation. The “Caravan of Reconciliation” made a final stop at St. Katharine Drexel in Frederick Sept. 25, with Gov. Martin J. O’Malley giving the keynote address. Here’s a...Read More

ROME – The head of the Italian bishops’ conference condemned the “licentious behavior and improper relations” of Italy’s political class, in what was seen as the strongest church criticism to date of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.Read More

“Hagerstown incorporates Tridentine Mass” (CR, Sept. 15) on the extraordinary form of the Mass at St. Mary in Hagerstown twice made the point that the celebrant had “his back to the congregation,” suggesting that somehow he is turning his back on the people. In this position, known as “Ad Orientum,” the priest and the people...Read More

DUBLIN ¬ The Dublin Archdiocese has admitted that money from parishes has been transferred into a special fund used to compensate victims of clerical sex abuse.Read More