CHICAGO – At a Champaign pizzeria in the spring of 1981, a youthful Tim Leeming pulled Father Jack Wall into a private conversation and offered an impromptu confession.Read More

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Doctors from around the world came to Greenville in late July to present the latest breakthroughs in helping improve women’s health, fertility and overall well-being.Read More

LOS ANGELES – Most of the 517 pooches and their 950 doting, loyal custodians – don’t dare call them “owners” – who registered for the fourth Downtown Dog Day Afternoon on the plaza at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels showed up for the annual event in Los Angeles.Read More

WASHINGTON – Now that financial reform legislation has been signed into law, the focus is shifting to ensure that the legislation works as intended.Read More

BRAINTREE, Mass. - Though it has its roots in the 19th century, The Pilot has taken another step in firmly planting itself in the 21st century.Read More

VATICAN CITY – In late July, a young woman was removing books from shelves in the Vatican Library and vacuuming the dust off of them, one by one.Read More

In response to Jack Schanberger’s doctrine question (CR, July 15), the Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “Direct abortion, that is, abortion that is willed as an end or a means, is a ‘criminal’ practice, gravely contrary to moral law” (CCC 2271). We are to protect the life of every human being as far as...Read More

WASHINGTON – Saying that marriage between a man and a woman “is the bedrock of any society,” Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, denounced the Aug. 4 decision of a federal judge to overturn a California voter-backed initiative that essentially banned same-sex marriage.Read More