BARCELONA As I write the Pope is outside the wonderful 800-year-old cathedral at Santiago de Compostela the destination of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from across Europe -- and has donned a typical pilgrim s outfit complete with scallop shell Many history books have been written about th

BARCELONA Pope Benedict on the plane to Spain told journalists that there was a very strong clash between faith and modernity in Spain and he called for dialogue not confrontation PA here He spoke of the anticlericalism which erupted in Spain in the 1930s in the run-up to the Spanish Civil War

BARCELONA The Pope has landed at a foggy Lavacolla airport near Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain touching down punctually at 11 30 where he has been greeted by the heir apparent Prince Felipe of Asturias and Princess Letizia together with the Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela J

In the mid-1960s in response to conservative Catholics rsquo intense criticism of Dan Berrigan rsquo s outspoken opposition to the war in Vietnam his superiors sent him to Latin America Although his supporters saw it as an exile his three months in several Latin American countries had its posit

Keith Olbermann the liberal host of MSNBC s Countdown has been suspended without pay for violating NBC s code of ethics which bars employees from donating to political campaigns From the article I became aware of Keith s political contributions late last night Phil Griffin President

On Tuesday before succumbing to election fever I attended All Souls Day Mass One of my favorite holy days All Souls Day provides me the opportunity to think about and remember my friends and relatives who have passed on and to reflect on what the Catholic faith offers in terms of hope and