Topic: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
AP News | 2009-03-13 22:36:13
<div id="subtitle">Abuse costs surpass $2.6 billion for US Catholic dioceses; abuse claims jumped last year</div><div><p>The price for failing to rein in predatory clergy keeps rising for the U.S. Roman Catholic Church.</p><p>The church has paid more than $2 ...
AP News | 2009-02-18 16:16:38
This Nov. 14, 2007 file photo shows Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, N.Y. speaking during a news conference at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops fall meeting in Baltimore. The Diocese of Brooklyn and New York City announced ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-01-23 00:00:21
<div><p>US President Barack Obama on Thursday backed a woman's "right to choose" on the 36th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision that gave women a constitutional right to abortion.</p><p>"On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this decision not only protects ...
AFP American Edition | 2008-11-06 14:00:31
<div><p>The Roman Catholic Church is ready for a black pope, the former head of the US bishops conference told an Italian newspaper after Tuesday's election of the first African-American president in the United States.</p><p>"If (Barack) Obama at the White House is like the first man on ...
