Or, our monk, the mayor: Monk becomes mayor of Florida town From his small-town roots in rural Ohio, the Saint Leo Abbey monk found in St. Leo a town sharing so many similarities to his home, that he embraced it as his life’s destination. Last week, the town embraced him back when commissioners unanimously named…

Wesley Smith on the role that the disability-rights community has had on assisted-suicide legislation The energetic commitment of the disabled-rights community, more than any other single factor, has thwarted the assisted-suicide movement. Because disability-rights activists are generally politically liberal, distinctly secular in outlook, and often supportive of abortion rights, the media can no longer caricature…

Bishop Brown of Orange nails statement to door Turning to an ancient method of public notice, Bishop Tod D. Brown on Sunday nailed to the doors of Holy Family Cathedral a document proclaiming a commitment by the Diocese of Orange to help heal the wounds caused by the Roman Catholic sex abuse scandal. The “Covenant…

…at the Vatican: Pope meets with Israel’s rabbis Calls for unity “During the next eight days, in every part of the world, Christians of different confessions and traditions will gather to pray intensely the Lord strengthens the common commitment for their full unity,” John Paul said. This year’s theme – peace – was chosen by…

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