Describing himself surprised and humbled by the honor New York Archbishop Tim Dolan downplayed suggestions that his election represented a break with U S C C B tradition Tucson Bishop Gerald Kicanas as vice president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops for the expiring term was widely ex

Though the bishops have been preoccupied with U S C C B issues naturally two matters have been a major preoccupation during this fall general assembly the precarious status of Iraqi Christians and the deteriorating conditions in Haiti On the latter I spoke with Catholic Relief Services Presi

Having a Brit contributing to In All Things means you have to put up with strange spellings endless reports on indecisive Anglicans with their toes in the Tiber and stories about the Royal Family nbsp Except there haven t been any Not for a long time Not since the Queen Mother died and

Update nbsp Kicanas issues a statement on Dolan s election In what can only be described as an upset N Y Archbishop Tim Dolan has been elected the President of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops defeating Tucson Bishop Gerald Kicanas According to past practice as U S C C B vice president

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Great news for a wonderful Jesuit priest working in Ecuador from National Jesuit News Father John Halligan founder of theWorking Boys rsquo Center WBC nbsp in Quito Ecuador was co-recipient of this year rsquo sOpus Prize one of the largest humanitarian awards that is designed to provide a s