Boston’s Cardinal Archbishop isn’t mincing words. The other day, he drew a sharp line in the sand on the issue of Democratic candidates for public office, and abortion: Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston, saying the Democratic Party has been persistently hostile to opponents of abortion rights, asserted yesterday that the support of many Catholics…

The Jesuit priest who was convicted of sex abuse is back in the news. Seems he’s not going without a fight: The Rev. Donald J. McGuire, convicted of molesting two boys, said Wednesday that he’s fighting an effort by Chicago’s Jesuits to expel him from their religious order. “They can’t abandon me,” a defiant McGuire…

A buoy and several docks are left high and dry in Lake Allatoona in Acworth, Georgia, as the south suffers through the most severe drought in recent memory. Georgia’s governor took part in a prayer service to pray for rain at the state capitol on Tuesday. Photo: by John Bazemore, AP

The Archbishop of Baltimore has spoken out about the controversy surrounding a pastor who was relieved of his duties over liberties he took with the liturgy. The Baltimore Sun chatted with Archbishop O’Brien during the USCCB confab in Charm City: The pastor of three Catholic parishes in South Baltimore is welcome to return to active…

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