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The defence accused detectives of 'single-mindedly' pursuing charges against the cardinal.

Six doctrinal points were reaffirmed at a conference in Rome, where speakers reflected on the role of the papacy

Okay, Pope Francis probably did not say: "There is no hell." But that's the headline story for today — for Holy Thursday.

Ross Douthat, in his new book, To Change the Church, looks at Francis' pontificate, examining both the missed opportunities and the ongoing search for a new, stable synthesis.

And interview with the great African cardinal. "Talking to him is not unlike following the narratives and rhythms of the rosary: as with its mysteries he ponders how the events of Christ's life transform our sense of history, identity and purpose."

f you tune in to CBS at 2 p.m. on the second Sunday of April, you will hear the following introit, delivered by Jim Nantz: "Hello, friends, and welcome to this tradition unlike any other."

When April Fools' Day and Easter Sunday coincide, it is well to sort out just who is the fool: the man who was crucified but rose again or the Roman governor and those who sent this man to him.

Trying to understand Western civilization without reading the Bible is like trying to understand American history without reading the Constitution. It won't work.

This week at the Vatican, 300 youths were asked to tell bishops what young people really want. The result is supposed to have been written by young Catholics for the benefit of bishops, but it eerily repeats what certain bishops have long been saying.

He had one of the most painful diseases known to medicine, epidermolysis bullosa (EB), but was defiantly happy.

Colonel Beltrame was one of 16 people injured in the atrocity after the attacker, Moroccan Redouane Lakdim, 25, went on a deadly four-hour rampage.

"It is sad to see that Pakistan, a country created with the support of religious minorities, has become a place where minorities live in constant fear for their lives."

"Abortion doesn't empower," wrote Deanna Falchook, a former Disney World princess.

Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin had reportedly refused to concelebrate Mass with an excommunicated government-backed bishop.

A strong subtext of the recurrent school-shooting story is the obsolescence of schools and our unwillingness to address it.

There is far less day-to-day casual violence in middle-class society than when I was a teenager — and there are far more incidents of cold, senseless mass murder.

Liberty is a two-way street.

We are more than our driver's licenses, Social Security numbers, and credit cards.

Self authoring changes you!