Assisi III: Pope puts his own mark on prayer summit’s third edition

October 19, 2011 - VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Slowly and carefully, the Vatican is setting the stage for the third edition of the interreligious “prayer for peace” encounter in the Italian pilgrimage town of Assisi. The Oct. 27 event marks the 25th anniversary of the first such gathering. [read more]

 

 

 

 

Bishop Finn, diocese plead not guilty to failure to report child abuse

October 19, 2011 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CNS)—Bishop Robert W. Finn and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, which he heads, entered pleas of not guilty to misdemeanor charges of failure to report child abuse. [read more]