Rome, Italy, Dec 11, 2009 / 03:36 pm (CNA).- Pope Benedict officially congratulated the Italian bishops conference for hosting this weeks Conference on God. Full Article at Catholic News Agency
When John Marcotte studied the pro-Proposition 8 Web site last year, he found that it generally steered clear of moral issues concerning homosexuals, whose marriages were banned by the subsequent passage of the ballot measure. Full Article at The Orange County Register
The Archdiocese of Indianapolis wants two Catholic schools to become charter public schools. Full Article at WRTV Indianapolis
Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey JournalFormer Bayonne Mayor Dennis Collins' casket is placed in the hearse after the Funeral Mass this morning at St. Mary Star of the Sea in Bayonne. Full Article at NJ.com
The Catholic church's ongoing clergy sex abuse and cover-up crisis has also prompted victims in other denominations to step forward, speak up, call police, expose predators, file lawsuits, and speak publicly ... This has, we suspect, also contributed to the diminished view of clergy.
This is the first time that the Catholic Church has acknowledged its responsibility to survivors of sexual abuse.
Growing up as an Irish-Catholic in Boston, Massachusetts, I'd come home from church after driving my parents crazy and listen to the replays of Notre Dame football ... Indelibly etched in my mind, and my vision, was the great Lindsey Nelson.
The Pope’s response echoes that of the Irish bishops in attempting to focus blame for the destruction of countless lives on individual sex offending priests rather that accepting accountability for the role of the Catholic Church authorities in recklessly endangering children.