Although some members of the the press are intimating that Francis did so for political reasons, the four women chosen by Pope Francis to be part of a new commission on clerical sexual abuse are all highly qualified and more than capable of serving in these positions.
The appalling treatment of Christians around the world was the topic of a profoundly disturbing congressional hearing held on Capitol Hill yesterday.
Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is reaping praise from across the country for a hard-hitting column published in his diocesan newspaper in which he calls the president's advocacy of abortion "shameful" and says those who voted for him "bear the responsibility for a step deeper into the culture of death."
A United Nations report on sexual abuse in the Church that included demands for revised teachings on matters of sexual morality has prompted a firestorm of criticism from U.S. leaders.
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Reliable sources say Pope Francis may make his first visit to the United States in 2015 when he joins the World Meeting of Families which will be held in Philadelphia in September of that year.
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