America: The National Catholic Weekly
Honduran Standoff Near an End?
Latin America Report

The roots of the conflict in Honduras go back long before President Manuel Zelaya was forced to leave the country on June 28.

Bishops to Consider Life Issues, New Roman Missal and Marriage
Baltimore

Life issues from the test tube to the deathbed are on the agenda for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly.

Respect Life: Welcome Migrants, Says Vatican

A Vatican official argues that since globalization has an impact on the movement of people, it must be the focus of Christian attention.

Bishops Issue Health Care Alert

The insert urged readers to press Senate leaders to support efforts to “incorporate long-standing policies against abortion funding and in favor of conscience rights” in health reform legislation.

Supreme Court Declines Appeal
Bridgeport

The Diocese of Bridgeport said it was disappointed that the court declined to hear its final petition regarding the ordered release of documents from sex abuse cases.

News Briefs

Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit descended 1,200 feet into the salt of the earth to bless a newly made statue and shrine to St. Barbara, the patroness of miners.