While thirteen Israelis died during the conflict, at least 1,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians, perished.
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life criticized a hasty public declaration of the excommunication of the girls mother and doctors.
The Vatican does not have clear guidelines for applying the principle of reciprocity, said Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran.
Mauricio Funes (left), a journalist and proponent of liberation theology, was elected president of El Salvador on March 15.
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.