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This story just refuses to die down. The Brazilian doctor who performed an abortion on a nine-year-old rape victim is now being hailed as a hero: A doctor excommunicated by the Catholic Church for performing an abortion on a 9-year-old rape victim received a standing ovation during a national convention on women’s health, according to…

“I think it’s going to be looked at, and I am not so sure it wouldn’t be a good idea to decide on the basis of geography and culture not to make an across-the-board determination.” — Retiring New York Cardinal Edward Egan,discussing priestly celibacy yesterday on an Albany radio show.

This news item should be of interest to anyone reading this: the Vatican may issue a document on the New Media. From CNS: The Vatican is considering the preparation of a major document on new media and their implications for the church’s communications strategy. Bishops from 82 countries began a five-day meeting in Rome March…

Pope Benedict is poised to make some history when he visits the Holy Land this spring, according to the Associated Press: Pope Benedict XVI will show solidarity with Jews and Muslims during his first papal trip to the Holy Land with visits to Jerusalem’s Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock, the papal envoy…
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