Jon Sobrino the Spanish Jesuit theologian based in El Salvador says the delay in the process of beatification of Oscar Romero is essentially political namely fear of its impact on the Vatican s relations with the Central-American state The martyred Archbishop of San Salvador gunned down at the

Leonard Peltier the Native American activist who is serving consecutive life terms for allegedly killing two FBI agents faced a parole hearing on July 28 20009 the first full hearing in 15 years nbsp In mid- August however the parole commission denied his request for parole nbsp Peltier n

The public option is ldquo an option rdquo No one would be forced into it Rather it would be offered along with other choices in what has been called ldquo a health insurance exchange rdquo The benefit of an exchange is that it would allow consumers to compare plans and then to choose for th

Watching the funeral cortege of Sen Edward M Kennedy wind its way up Route 6 then Route 3 and finally through the streets of Boston I could not help thinking that eloquence of the common man when it manifests itself far outstrips any words we writers have to offer Along the highway still an

nbsp Our own Matt Malone SJ who will soon and sadly for us be departing the magazine for theology studies in preparation for ordination appears on NET the Brooklyn diocese s new web channel speaking about Sen Kennedy nbsp Matt is humble about his political acumen and background he worked

A 50-year-old woman suffering from a form of motor neurone disease who has been wheelchair-bound since 2005 now walks again after bathing in Lourdes -- and her doctor is stunned The Italian press is carrying the story -- eg Corriere here -- and there s Spanish coverage here As usual such stories