The life of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II, who died yesterday at the age of 84, was a proud son of Poland who helped break communism's hold on Eastern Europe as he kept a...
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In hours in Baltimore, a shared meal and Mass
He was in town just a bit longer than the average workday. But in the eyes of Baltimore's Roman Catholics, Pope John Paul II was here long enough on Oct....
Ritual specifies who does what when pope dies
Like the ceremonial formalities that surrounded Pope John Paul II in life, his death has set in motion an elaborate choreography of centuries-old ritual. The formal process of papal succession...
Congregation seeks refuge from the storm
Looking at the ruins of his Pimlico church, its roof caved in by an unbearable load of snow, the Rev. Jimmy Hunter mused aloud about what to tell his congregation....
Md. bills seek to lengthen limit on filing of sex-abuse civil suits
In the aftermath of the child sexual-abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, victims' advocates are pushing the Maryland General Assembly to lengthen the statute of limitations for filing civil suits...
Despite scandal, Catholics give more
Despite a year of scandalous revelations involving the sexual abuse of children by priests, many Roman Catholics across the country are increasing their financial support of the church. Although Catholics...
Outraged Catholic laity urges accountability from the pulpit
From the lawsuits that forced the most damaging revelations of sexual abuse in Boston, to an Irish Catholic judge who made them public, to the uprisings of laity and priests...
Archdiocese suspends St. Dominic priest amid allegations of sex abuse 30 years ago
Baltimore Archdiocese officials have removed a Roman Catholic priest from a Northeast Baltimore parish after he was recently accused of molesting two boys more than 30 years ago. The Rev....
U.S. bishops OK revised sex-abuse document
WASHINGTON -- Hoping to put 10 months of scandal behind them, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved yesterday a revised sexual-abuse policy that they pledge will keep any priest...
Bishops to revisit policy on sex abuse
Five months after approving what many hailed as a groundbreaking policy on sexual abuse by clergy, U.S. Catholic bishops are gathering today in Washington to consider revisions that some call...