Francie Billotti-Wood should have been in church today, volunteering in the nursery at the Holy Family Catholic Community parish, her priest said. Instead, she and her slain family were a focal point of prayers and remembrances at a Mass at the church in northwest Maryland. ... [More]

Antiabortion group and conservative catholics, including her bishop, have opposed Sebelius's nomination to the Department of Health and Human Services, but she seems to be faring better than John Kerry did in 2004 when he was attacked by the same forces. ... [More]

Anti-discrimination legislation is being used to limit freedom of religion "in unacceptable ways", says Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. ... [More]

The Vatican sought Tuesday to show that it isn't opposed to science and evolutionary theory, hosting a conference on Charles Darwin and trying to debunk the idea that it embraces creationism or intelligent design. ... [More]

Two years ago, Jesme Raphael abandoned a 26-year career as a nun in southern India. Now she has published her memoirs, cataloging lurid details of bullying, sexual abuse and homosexuality. ... [More]

Pope Benedict XVI called for prayers today as part of his public opposition to the father of 17-year coma victim Eluana Englaro, who seeks the legal right to allow stopping artificial life support for his daughter. ... [More]

"Inalienable dignity of the human being" must be the guiding principle of science, says the pope -- while praising French opposition to "death with dignity" legislation. ... [More]