Carolyn Martin Buscarino full disclosure in the words of Darth Vader nbsp You have a sister nbsp reminds readers that NBC s critically acclaimed new show nbsp Parenthood is not simply a spin-off of the 1989 hit movie starring Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen it s also the second time arou

Cardinal Francis George President of the Bishops rsquo Conference is to be commended for the statement he issued last night opposing the final health care reform bill I do not agree with the policy conclusion reached by the USCCB as I mentioned yesterday Still unlike some of the previous stat

The so-called Anglican Catholic Church in Canada ACCC which has about 45 parishes has written to Rome to apply for an ordinariate Its three active bishops propose setting up a governing council to suggest a terna from which the Pope can select the Canadian ordinariate s first ordinary or canoni

In the wake of its controversial decision to withhold health benefits for spouses of all new employees Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Washington took another step that will inevitably alienate potential hires The Washington Post reports that Shortly after imposing limits on spousal healt

Lisa Miller s new book on Heaven comes out in two weeks and were happy to have one of the first interviews with the author Thanks to assistant editor Kerry Weber for leading this discussion of God and the afterlife with Miller the religion editor at Newsweek Listen to Kerry s interview with Lisa

As the Congress gets ready for final votes on the health care reform bills the USCCB maintains that they cannot support the final bill because it permits federal funding of abortion But a series of analyses have raised questions about the factual accuracy of the assertions made by the USCCB The