The Eternal Word Television Network announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the National Catholic Register from the paper s current owners the Legionaries of Christ The deal is expected to be finalized by the end of this month An article on EWTN s Web site states that

The AP reports DUBLIN ndash A 1997 letter from the Vatican warned Ireland s Catholic bishops not to report all suspected child-abuse cases to police mdash a disclosure that victims groups described as the smoking gun needed to show that the church enforced a worldwide culture of covering u

Dan Ortlund a senior editor in the bible division at Crossway Books recently posed an interesting question to a few folks he described as thoughtful scholars and pastors What s the message of the Bible in one sentence Answers from the all male group ranged from somewhat lengthy and interp

A miracle confirmed and a date set From the New York Times Pope Benedict XVI moved his beloved predecessor one step closer to sainthood on Friday confirming a miracle by John Paul II and setting May 1 as the date of his beatification Benedict said in a decree on Friday that a French nun had b

Despite losing his job of 24 years, my father remains optimistic and focused.

This week Joseph G Bock looks at the unique role of Catholic N G O s in Haiti s recovery efforts following the earthquake that claimed the lives of over 220 000 people this past January Our intern P J Williams produced the slideshow below based on the article For more of America s co

Read the story from CNS s Sarah Delaney VATICAN CITY CNS -- Pope Benedict XVI and other church leaders said it was the moral responsibility of nations to guarantee access to health care for all of their citizens regardless of social and economic status or their ability to pay Access to adequate

Eboo Patel promotes interfaith dialogue as a defense agains anti-Islamic prejudice.