Update Over 100 Catholic Clergy Attend Exorcism Training in Baltimore The portion of the In All Things commentariat that thinks I m in need of an exorcism may soon have their wish This weekend Catholic bishops from around the United States gather in Baltimore for the United States Conference o

From Mirada Global and Mensaje magazine a look at the popularity and unique influence of Brazil s president A politician knows he has succeeded when his adversaries come close to him to share his popularity This is what has happened to Brazilian president Luiz In aacute cio Lula da Silva Jos ea

Robert Mickens sent us this tip about a new report that he says has produced extensive evidence that last-minute changes were made to the English translation of the Roman Missal without the knowledge or approval of the competent bishops rsquo conferences and in violation of the Vatican rsquo s own

The UN General Assembly voted yesterday for a moratorium on the death penalty advocated by almost all European and Western nations but voted against by the world s greatest violators of human rights China Iran Sudan Saudi Arabia The only major western nation to be included in this roll of dis

After hearing this homily recommended by no less than six people unbidden over the last few days I post nbsp it forthwith nbsp nbsp Here is Archbishop Timothy Dolan s homily on the anniversary of the birth of Dorothy Day nbsp He is speaking at St Joseph s Church in Greenwich Village in New

Cambridge MA I am not sure if readers appreciate hearing about events at Harvard but I cannot help returning once again to the manner in which my ldquo new rdquo life at Harvard mdash as professor and now as Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions mdash keeps opening up for