A Catholic parish in Minnesota was recently blindsided when they learned the Boy Scouts' reputation for Christian conservative values didn't bear out in the case of their local Council.
A blog on the archdiocesan newspaper defends the invite of Obama to the October 18 Al Smith Dinner as “important in this time of pathologically toxic politics.”
In a letter on behalf of the Pope to the Knights of Columbus, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone says “concerted efforts are being made to redefine and restrict the exercise of the right to religious freedom.”