Austen Ivereigh has already weighed in below on the new Vatican norms on sexual abuse pornography and the attempted ordination of women nbsp nbsp This morning in a nbsp media advisory announcing two press conferences the USCCB summed up the two features of the revisions nbsp bound to be th

Among the 17 modifications to its canonical norms dealing with grave crimes gravioribus delictis against the sacraments announced today the Vatican has extended the time allowed for a case against a priest for sexual abuse from 10 to 20 years from a victim s 18th birthday and has speeded the pr

Marlborough MA I was invited to speak last evening at an appearance in one of the Boston suburbs of the famous modern Indian teacher Mata Amritanandamayi literally ldquo the mother rdquo ldquo the one entirely composed of bliss in the imperishable rdquo mdash Amma mother who tours the

As I read this morning rsquo s newspaper I was taken aback by a question that applies to two very different criminal cases Just what is a speedy trial today And what does that constitutional guarantee mean to those of us who depend on it nbsp The first story concerns Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani wh

Certainly America and in large part the profession of psychology advocates for fair treatment and equal opportunity for women in the Church and society But even despite laws and efforts of many people of goodwill inequities exist The 20th century was replete with movements across the globe to f

Phoenix AZ-- ldquo The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few rdquo the Lord tells us in the Gospel last Sunday ldquo so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest Luke 10 2 rdquo It rsquo s an observation that takes on a curious double meaning in Arizona the