The papacy of Francis: A revolution underway
The son of Irish bishop speaks out: My father, Bishop Casey, and me
The Vatican aims to create a federation of Catholic broadcasters that can transmit images of Pope Francis to Latin America.
Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich has teamed up with The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law to open a clinic this semester on clemency matters for people with criminal convictions.
Aberdeen, Scotland -- Bishop apologizes over claims of decades of abuse at Catholic boarding school.
Editorial: Bishop of Aberdeen commended for addressing abuse. "No avoidance, no aggression, no denial - only humility, an apology and an apparent willingness to act."
Scotland -- Social worker, who compiled a report on "problem priests" in the '90s, dismissed the church's plans to publish annual audits of sexual abuse allegations against priests as "window dressing." An independent commission should be allowed access to the archives of each of the eight dioceses in Scotland, he says.
Jakarta, Indonesia -- High school friends co-found Catholic Fellowship Jakarta , a ministry in English for high school Catholics in Indonesia.
Rwanda: First Lady Lauds Rusizi Church On Reconciliation
NCR Editorial: Congress' ideological battle hurts the neediest
Sr. Simone Campbell tells Paul Ryan to fund aid programs
Pope is most influential, second most-followed world leader on Twitter
Vatican-appointed overseer to attend LCWR gathering
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