Asia Bibi became the first Christian woman ever condemned to death under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.

The victory was the first time in decades that a sitting vice president on the ballot did not win the election for president.

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston told Irish Catholics he came “to listen to your pain, your anger, but also your hopes and aspirations.”

If the proposed document is approved, any baptisms performed in either Catholic or Presbyterian churches after that would be mutually recognized.

Reading speeches has been the main activity at Roman Curia assemblies for as long as anyone can remember.

The archbishop said ordaining married men is the most naturally pastoral response to every Catholic’s need for regular access to the sacraments.