The Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation announced that Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and Cardinal William H. Keeler have joined the Episcopal Advisory Board for the cause for beatification of Archbishop Fulton J Sheen. Cardinal Keeler and Archbishop O’Brien are among bishops from across the United States who support the cause. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) was a...Read More

A hollow plastic toy (Barbie) was blamed for the improper apparel of today’s young ladies (CR, Feb. 12). Friend or Foe? How can an empty plastic toy be either? Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg has planned an academic discussion on a lifeless toy. What is to be the educational outcome?Read More

Whether you call it sarcasm or simply facing facts, President Barack Obama is offering a strange “thanks” to Catholics for the support they provided his election. Persons who represented themselves at exit polls as “Catholic” and as having voted for him, did so at a higher rate than any other notable segment of voters.Read More

DURBAN, South Africa – Durban Cardinal Wilfrid Napier expressed “shock and regret” that the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader and head of its self-proclaimed government-in-exile, was denied a visa to attend a meeting in South Africa.Read More

I am writing to thank Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and The Light is on for You campaign, regarding the sacrament of confession.Read More

JERUSALEM – “In accordance with rules of hospitality and dignity,” Israel will not prevent Pope Benedict XVI from wearing his pectoral cross when he visits the Western Wall, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.Read More

HARTFORD, Conn. – About 5,000 people gathered outside Connecticut’s state Capitol in Hartford March 11 to protest a bill – pulled from the Legislature the previous day – that would have given laypeople financial control of their parishes.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI will make his first visit to the synagogue of Rome in the fall, the city’s Jewish community announced.Read More