European Life: Playing the Name Game in Italy - WSJ.com

European Life: Playing the Name Game in Italy - WSJ.com:

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Pope: Others should be held to same abuse ‘standards’ - The Washington Post

Pope: Others should be held to same abuse ‘standards’ - The Washington Post:

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Pope Benedict XVI calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Africa - The Washington Post

Pope Benedict XVI calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Africa - The Washington Post:

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Boston’s Cardinal Bernard Law retires from prominent post - The Washington Post

Boston’s Cardinal Bernard Law retires from prominent post - The Washington Post:

VATICAN CITY — Nine years after the clerical sex abuse scandal forced his resignation as archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Bernard F. Law has stepped down from his controversial post as head of a prominent basilica in Rome.

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Pope Benedict XVI begins second trip to Africa - The Washington Post

Pope Benedict XVI begins second trip to Africa - The Washington Post:

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Links to some of my recent articles

In the Wall Street Journal:

Leonardo and Michelangelo drawings in Rome WSJ 17 Nov
L'Avventura: Riding Public Transport in Rome WSJ 3 Nov
Pope Benedict's Interfaith Outreach  WSJ 28 Oct


In USAToday:

Benetton pulls pope-kissing ad USATODAY 16 Nov


In the Huffington Post:

Pope's pilgrimage to the heart of Voodoo huffingtonpost 15 Nov
Ireland Closes Embassy To The Vatican huffingtonpost 4 Nov
Msgr. Scicluna: Catholic Parents Have 'Duty' To Report Abuse huffingtonpost 4 Nov
At Assisi Interfaith Summit 2011, Prayer Is Optional huffingtonpost 29 Oct

In the Washington Post:

Benetton pulls pope-kissing ad  The Washington Post 16 Nov
Pope to make second trip to Africa The Washington Post 14 Nov

L.A. Archbishop blasts "nativism"

Ouch. Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles minces no words here:

Unfortunately, today we hear ideas like Huntington’s being repeated on cable TV and talk radio — and sometimes even by some of our political leaders.
There is no denying significant differences between Hispanic-Catholic and Anglo-Protestant cultural assumptions.
But my point is that this kind of bigoted thinking stems from an incomplete understanding of American history. Historically, both cultures have a rightful claim to a place in our national “story” — and in the formation of an authentic American identity and national character. 

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