by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 18, 2011 | News
A prominent group of Catholic academics sent an open letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner, a Catholic, before his commencement address at the Catholic University of America in which they said his political actions were at odds with the church’s moral...
by Francis Rocca | May 17, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The world’s Catholic bishops have one year to set national policies on clerical sex abuse of minors, the Vatican said on Monday (May 16), but such policies may vary significantly in each country, and will not be binding on individual bishops. All...
by Adelle Banks | May 17, 2011 | News
(RNS) Evangelist Billy Graham returned home Sunday (May 15) after a five-day hospital stay for pneumonia. Graham, 92, has regained strength after treatment with antibiotics, according to his doctors at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. “He has responded very well to...
by David Giambusso | May 17, 2011 | News
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) The Dalai Lama says peace in the world begins with peace in oneself. Some of his fellow Nobel laureates, however, aren’t convinced. “It isn’t that I’m just an angry human being, it’s anger at injustice,” said Jody Williams, who won the Nobel Peace...
by Brian Kaylor | May 17, 2011 | News
Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh and liberal MSNBC pundit Lawrence O’Donnell traded barbs recently over what Jesus’ policies would be on taxes. The two waded into the issue as Christian leaders sought to impact congressional tax and budget...
by Francis Rocca | May 16, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican on Friday (May 13) broadened access to the old Latin Mass with a new rule that gives the Vatican the power to overrule bishops who fail to make the rite available in their dioceses. The Vatican also said that Catholics who request...
