The pope is wrapping up his visit to Cuba today, where he met with Fidel Castro--who asked for some clarification about Pope Benedict's job requirements.
E.J. Dionne weighs in on the Supreme Court justices and the pending decision about the Affordable Health Care Act.
A short and sweet list of links today:
All eyes today are focused on the Supreme Court for Day 2 of arguments over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
Two major legal events in the news today: The Supreme Court commences hearing arguments about the Affordable Care Act, and Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City faces misdemeanor charges for child endangerment in the case of Father Shawn Ratigan. They're both big deals in their own way.
If you have tuned in to just about any news outlet today you've surely heard that Pope Benedict XVI is on the road, having embarked on a visit to Mexico and Cuba. On the way he spoke about his concern over drug violence in Mexico and Marxism in Cuba.
Today is World Water Day! According to Catholic Relief Services, 884 million people around the world don't have access to clean water.
Want to know more about the newly appointed archbishop of Baltimore? Religion News Service has a good write-up about Bishop William Lori, the man many know now for his “parable of the Kosher deli.”
News out of Rome today brings three new bishop appointments in the United States, the most notable of which is Bishop William Lori being moved from Bridgeport, Connecticut to Baltimore.
Round 3 of updates to "the mandate"; Round 3 of responses to the update. Religion News Service has the most straightforward rundown, while NCR offers the usual in-depth coverage.
After several years of back and forth--and no small amount of controversy--the Society of St. Piux X (SSPX) and the Vatican seem no closer to reconciliation, according to Catholic News Service (via NCR) and Reuters. No surprise here.
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