This is one of those tragedies that is just impossible to fathom: A bus transporting Polish pilgrims from a holy site in the French Alps plunged off a steep mountain road, crashed into a river bank and burst into flames yesterday, killing 26 people, authorities said. Fourteen others were seriously injured in the disaster, which…

Since the mammoth abuse settlement last week in Los Angeles, there’s been a lot of finger-pointing and fist-shaking (usually directed toward the Cardinal Archbishop who heads the archdiocese.) Now, a political scientist on the op-ed pages of the city’s leading newspaper is suggesting that there’s nothing wrong with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles that can’t…

A now, something a little different for a Sunday morning: marriage tips from the Catholic Church. No. Really. I’m not making this up. Last month, I noted that the USCCB had launched a new initiative to support and enrich marriage. Now, it’s finally starting to get some media buzz: Alarmed by the persistently high divorce…

Here’s some unusual news, from our friends in the Caribbean: Ronnie Thwaites has been suspended from preaching by the Roman Catholic Church until he decides to leave active politics. The deacon, social activist, attorney-at-law and politician yesterday admitted to The Gleaner that the archbishop had barred him from delivering sermons. “I can confirm that I…

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