Mary Ann Glendon (left), former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, will receive the University of Notre Dame's Laetare Medal on May 17.
In the wake of Cardinal Walter Kasper's call for a clarification of the doctrine on indulgences, John O'Malley, S.J., offers this short history.
The archbishop said Randall Terry told him the videotaped interview would be used to encourage pro-life workers in their cause.
Prelates in several Latin American countries have spoken about the problem of drug trafficking in recent months.
The Notre Dame president called President Obama's upcoming visit "a basis for further positive engagement.
In a major address in Krakow, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz assessed the progress of Jewish-Catholic relations in Poland over the last half-century.