In between the massive public events that marked his trip to Cuba this week, Pope Benedict XVI skillfully used the visit to intercede for the faithful in a variety of ways, from asking Cuban President Raul Castro to reinstate Good Friday as a holiday to pleading for the release of political prisoners.
Read the rest
On the XXVII World Youth Day, which will be celebrated at the diocesan level this Palm Sunday throughout the Catholic world, Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging youth to be "missionaries of joy."
Read the rest
Opening on the same weekend as the violence-strewn blockbuster,
The Hunger Games, the anti-abortion drama,
October Baby, scored the second highest per screen average at the box office, raking in nearly $2 million in ticket sales.
Read the rest
Judging by the questions posed by Supreme Court Justices at yesterday's highly anticipated arguments at the Supreme Court over the individual mandate in the president's unpopular health reform law, the court appears divided on whether or not the law should be upheld.
Read the rest
An explosive new investigation by the
Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) uncovered suspicious test scores in roughly 200 school districts, indicating that fudging the numbers on school tests could be a widespread problem in the U.S.
Read the rest
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has shredded a major talking point for advocates of same-sex marriage when it issued a ruling saying that same-sex marriage is not a human right.
Read the rest
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Santiago, Cuba yesterday and declared himself to be a "pilgrim of charity" while expressing his hope that the communist island nation would move toward greater openness, freedom and religious devotion.
Read the rest
A man who underwent "sexual reassignment surgery" and was competing in the Miss Universe Canada pageant was disqualified after it was discovered that he was a biological male.
Read the rest
In a moving blog posted on the popular
St. Peter's List, Father John Higgins recounts the time he arrived at an Emergency Room to anoint the body of a man who came back to life the moment he touched the man's scapular.
Read the rest
The moment Pope Benedict XVI's plane was spotted in the skies over Guanajuato, Mexico on Friday, the faithful poured from their homes and lined the streets, sometimes five and six rows deep, with many crying tears of joy as church bells began to peal throughout the area in welcome.
Read the rest
