WASHINGTON – The widely publicized suicide of 18-year-old Tyler Clementi in September not only put the spotlight on the harassment of gay teenagers but also highlighted the possible role of religious groups in instilling negative views about homosexuals.Read More

WASHINGTON – Condemnation of the Oct. 31 attack on Baghdad’s Syrian Catholic cathedral that left 58 people dead and 75 injured has widened to include a cross-section of Christian and Islamic communities.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Personal conversion and purification, especially for priests, are critical steps in the process of true and credible reform of the church, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More

LES ANGLAIS, Haiti – If Tomas strikes Haiti as a tropical storm or hurricane, it will severely test residents of Les Anglais, in the southwestern corner of the country.Read More

HAVANA – In a ceremony joined by President Raul Castro, Cuba’s Catholic bishops inaugurated the San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary Nov. 3, the country’s first major church-related construction in the half century since the revolution led by Fidel Castro.Read More

Sparrow House, a Baltimore maternity home that suspended operations in July because of a lack of finances, is reopening Nov. 15. The home raised more than $34,000 in one-time gifts and more than $38,000 in pledges over the last several months – enough to cover its $6,000 monthly minimum operational expenses for the next year.Read More

DUBLIN – Irish Catholic women feel that they are not sufficiently appreciated by the church, but their faith remains strong, according to a newly published survey.Read More

WASHINGTON – In a year when tax and budget issues dominated the ballot questions before voters, Catholic leaders offered the guidance of Catholic social teaching but generally remained neutral on specific referendum topics.Read More