May 13th, 2008 · Influential and controversial televangelist John Hagee has apologized to Catholics for referring to the Roman Catholic Church as the "great whore." Hagee is supporting Sen. John McCain for president, which has led some Catholic leaders to criticize McCain.
Apr 21st, 2008 · Pope Benedict XVI ended his six-day trip to the United States with a Mass in New York. When the pope arrived last week, most American Catholics knew little about him. But the 81-year-old pontiff seems to have changed his image and America's vision of the Roman Catholic Church.
Apr 16th, 2008 · Pope Benedict is visiting the United States for the first time as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Renee Montagne talks to R. Scott Appleby, a professor of religious history at the University of Notre Dame, about the American Roman Catholic Church. They discuss how the church has responded to the theology and leadership of Pope Benedict since his election three years ago.
Jan 13th, 2008 · Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain weren't the only ones "resurrected" in the past week, notes commentator Peter Manseau. The Roman Catholic Church announced that it will exhume the body of Padre Pio, an Italian priest made a saint in 2002.
Jul 25th, 2007 · Earlier this month Pope Benedict approved two major documents that Vatican observers see as signals of a major theological shift in the Catholic Church. The Pope approved wider use of the old Latin mass and reasserted the primacy of the Roman Catholic Church above all other Christian religions.
Jan 7th, 2007 · The Roman Catholic Church in Poland and the Vatican suffered an embarrassment Sunday when the newly appointed Archbishop of Warsaw resigned. The reasons: revelations he had collaborated with the Polish secret police during the Communist era. Debbie Elliott discusses the story with John Allen, Senior Correspondent of The National Catholic Reporter.
Feb 9th, 2006 · The arrest of Chicago priest Daniel McCormack on charges of sexually abusing three boys has sparked concerns that the Roman Catholic Church is still failing to adequately address the issue. The church is under fire for failing to remove McCormack from parish ministry after it learned of the allegations. Jason Derose of Chicago Public Radio reports.
Jan 1st, 2006 · While debate rages in this country over teaching science and so-called "intelligent design," the Roman Catholic Church is in the midst of a renewed discussion over the compatibility of evolution and faith.