Who said the Church was closed to the media Yesterday a newspaper article was approved by the Vatican for inclusion in the Office of Readings the prayer which begins the universal Church s daily liturgy nbsp True the reading for November 4th has only been approved by the Vatican s Congregation

I was prepared not to like this nbsp But I did nbsp See what you think nbsp

In 2004 I was invited to serve as ldquo theological adviser rdquo to a production of a new nbsp Off-Broadway play nbsp The Last Days of Judas Iscariot written by the playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis nbsp The playwright put Judas Iscariot on trial for his betrayal of Jesus In nbsp A Jesuit Off-

Religion News Service reports on the resignation of Ambassador Douglas Kmiec a prominent Catholic who supported President Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign and offered reasons as to why Catholics could support a pro-choice candidate The article by RNS writer Daniel Burke RNS The Sta

Here s another take or at least nbsp different perspective from the John Thavis piece below nbsp John Allen NCR s Vatican correspondent is writing in Newsweek on the question of whether the Vatican is rushing the beatification process of Pope John Paul II nbsp Although one could argue from

It s a beautiful story says Jon Krakauer of the harrowing and inspiring experiences that led to Greg Mortenson s best-selling Three Cups of Tea and it s a lie Oh boy What s this Following the 60 Minutes segment on Sunday that called into question many of the details of Mortenson s book