The Dialog
Call for the protection of religious liberty
The following is the prepared text of the Red Mass homily Msgr. Ronny E. Jenkins, general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,...
Prayers to Our Lady Queen of Peace
The following is the prepared text of the homily Bishop Malooly gave at the Oct. 22 Mass at Holy Spirit Church in New Castle...
Respect the lives of 7 billion people
A baby gestures minutes after being born at a hospital in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Oct. 21. The world’s population will reach 7 billion Oct. 31,...
Bishop awards Medals of Merit
Bishop Malooly presented the 2011 Medals of Merit to the following parishioners of the diocese during an Oct. 16 Mass at St. John the...
Pope changes format for meetings with bishops
By John Thavis
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY -- In a quiet modification of a traditional format, the Vatican has dropped most of the individual private...
British report finds state neglect of elderly
By Catholic News Service
LONDON -- A report exposing the widespread neglect of the elderly in Britain's state-run hospitals reveals "something deeply wrong" with the...
Chinese cardinal on hunger strike
By Catholic News Service
HONG KONG (CNS) -- Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun launched a hunger strike protesting a court decision on educational reform that...
European court denies patents derived from embryos
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service
LONDON -- A leading Catholic bioethical institute has welcomed the decision of a European court to ban the patenting of...
D.A. rejects accusation against Pa. bishop
By Chuck Moody
Catholic News Service
PITTSBURGH — Beaver County District Attorney Anthony Berosh said he found no basis "in law or fact" to sustain allegations...
Father Pavone seeks mediation with Texas bishop
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
Saying that communication has broken down between Bishop Patrick J. Zurek of Amarillo, Texas, and himself, pro-life activist Father Frank...