For those who like biographies especially of artists and their often twisted lives for those who enjoy looking at contemporary portraits and for unabashed fans of the artist Alice Neel I thought I rsquo d point you toward some online resources that can enhance my review in America of Phoebe Hoba

Kathleen McChesney served as the first executive director of the newly established Office for Child and Youth Protection of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Her analysis of the John Jay report which was officially released yesterday has just been posted to our Web site The r

Most Rev Thomas J Tobin Bishop of Providence is urging state lawmakers to defeat civil union legislation in Rhode Island The Providence Journal reports In a statement Tobin said I encourage members of the General Assembly to vote against the civil unions legislation currently being consid

The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States 1950-2010 A Report Presented to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops by the John Jay College Research Team is now available online here at the USCCB website

There is something rather retro and quaint about the 10-day gathering of 17 Catholic and Anglican bishops and theologians which begins at a monastery in northern Italy today Bose is a community of both men and women made up of both Anglicans and Catholics founded in the 1970s when there was talk

The torture debate among second-tier GOP hopefuls continues with a surprising choice of words from former Sen Rick Santorum Check out this exchange between radio host Hugh Hewitt and Santorum bold mine HH Now your former colleague John McCain said look there rsquo s no record there rsquo