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In Rome for the consistory, of course: Hong Kong’s cardinal-designate Joseph Zen suggested Thursday the Vatican might be willing to compromise on the biggest obstacle to its tense relations with Beijing — the question of who should appoint bishops in China. A day before he was due to be elevated as cardinal in Rome, the…

Wandering, unconnected priests are usually up to no good. The plaintiff’s lawyer, Jeff Anderson, said the priest was ordained in the Diocese of Tarno in Poland in 1976. He served at St. Stanislaus parish in Utica, N.Y., in 1977 and at St. Mary’s parish in Reading, Pa., from 1978 to 1980. A spokeswoman for the…

What’s happening today, from Paulson at the Globe: Today all 193 cardinals and cardinals-to-be (the 178 who already have their red hats, at the 15 who are to get them tomorrow) are gathering at the Vatican’s Synod Hall for what Pope Benedict XVI has called "a meeting of reflection and prayer.” The closed-door meeting is…

Got a blog post up at the Amazon Author Connect blog giving you the fabulous, fascinating inside scoop on the writing of the Loyola Kids’ Book of Heroes.
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