In response to resurging revelations and allegations of clergy sex-abuse cover-ups in Catholic Church in number of states are initiating their own investigations.. Attorneys New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Vermont, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Nebraska and New Mexico have already..…

Lebanon is the most recent country to make such a move under pressure from women’s rights groups, according to the New York Times. . A handful of countries — including several in the Arab world as well as the Philippines, a majority Catholic country — have allowed men accused..…

Catholic, he spoke of the protections for religious groups written into New York law. Maryland Catholic Conference called O'Malley's the decision regrettable and said the the moral and social impacts of redefining marriage would be pervasive and severe... ..…

In federal lawsuits filed Monday, University of Notre Dame, Archdiocese of New York and other Catholic institutions said the insurance rules violate their protected freedom of religion.. ..…

Bobby Jindal (along with Bush, a convert to Catholicism) and former New York Gov. ... In 1928, Democratic New York Gov. Al Smith became the first Catholic to run for president on a major party ticket. ..…

The University of Notre Dame, the archdioceses of New York and Washington and other Catholic institutions filed lawsuits against Obama this week over the rules.. ..…

Campbell, director, Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame; William D’Antonio, senior fellow, Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies, The Catholic University of America; Mike Hout, professor of sociology, New York..…

In 1783, the year of the nation’s official independence from Great Britain, George Washington wrote to recent Irish Catholic immigrants in New York City. The American Catholic minority of roughly twenty-five thousand then had few legal protections in any state and,..…

Cardinal Dolan thought he heard Obama pledge respect for the Catholic Church's rights of conscience. . ... Should the whole New York Times become an op-ed section? . Social Issues and the Santorum Surge (Feb. 18) . ..…

New York, N.Y. . Age . 65 . Religion . Roman Catholic . Education . New York University School of Law, J.D., 1968 . ... For me, being a Catholic is not limiting but liberating.” (New York Times, April 21, 1994) . . ..…

But Archbishop Rummel, to the virtually unanimous applause of Catholic opinion in the United States and to the published praise of The New York Times Editorial Board, declared this man excommunicated. ... I mean, if that was perceived as simply an internal matter of..…