In preparation for Pope Benedict s visit to the United States next month Beliefnet the web s largest mainstream spirituality and religion website has nabbed David Gibson to blog regularly on B16 Gibson a former Vatican radio correspondent experienced religion journalist and author of b

Cambridge MA The March 22nd issue of The Tablet includes a fascinating record from our recent Catholic history the transcript of a 2003 conversation between Cardinal Franz K nig retired archbishop of Vienna and Fr Jacques Dupuis SJ a distinguished theologian who was at the time under sc

The last two weeks of the Democratic nominating contest have been dominated by two controversies neither of which have risen to the level of a scandal but both of which exhibited the potential to tarnish their victims indelibly Rev Jeremiah Wright s anti-American rants http www youtube com w

Last Monday the Democratic National Committee approved Puerto Rico s plan to change from a June 7 caucus to a June 1 primary After North Carolina and Indiana vote on May 6 Puerto Rico s 55 delegates will be the largest prize left News accounts and early analysis claim that Hillary Clinton

Who would you rather have a beer with John Adams or Benjamin Franklin That s one of the pressing questions Matt Malone addresses in the latest installment of his review of HBO s John Adams Part 3 focuses on Adams trip to France to woo the French court to the American cause Matt will be

Yesterday a Jesuit friend told me that the Easter Vigil at his parish was three hours and forty minutes Upon hearing this another friend remarked That pretty much leaves out anyone with children doesn t it For me and for most Catholics the Easter Vigil is the absolute summit of the litu