Roman Catholicism

French president signs law allowing same-sex marriage

2013-05-18 12:19:00

PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after months of sometimes violent protests and the vehement opposition of the country's Roman Catholic Church leaders. The controversial...

St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica plans sale to Providence

2013-05-17 16:26:00

The owner of St. John’s Health Center intends to sell the storied Santa Monica hospital to Catholic chain Providence Health & Services. The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System in Denver said it has entered into exclusive negotiations...

St. John's picks Providence Health & Services in bidding war

2013-05-17 20:57:00

After months of controversy, the owner of St. John's Health Center said it plans to sell the landmark Santa Monica hospital to Catholic chain Providence Health & Services. The hospital has been at the center of an intense competition that featured...

Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls

2013-05-15 17:18:00

Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...

Taiwan says Filipino apology in fisherman's death not enough

2013-05-16 09:16:00

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines' coast guard has spiraled into a series of sanctions and sparked a rare anger-fest threatening the normally solid Pacific Rim alliance. � The dispute has not eased despite...

St. John's bidding war escalates

2013-05-15 03:05:00

A high-stakes bidding war has erupted for St. John's Health Center, a storied Santa Monica hospital, with a local billionaire teaming up with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles on an unsolicited offer. The latest bid, expected to be...

Letters: Rebuilding the Catholic church

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Re "A posthumous fall from grace," May 12 On the one hand, men like Cardinal Roger Mahony and the late Msgr. Benjamin Hawkes, who was accused posthumously of sex abuse, seemed to be just the men to act in the best interests of the Los Angeles...

Catholic 'Sharia' in Pittsburgh

2013-05-10 15:07:00

In the post-9/11 culture wars over Islamic fundamentalism, American conservatives — properly — have condemned attempts in Muslim countries to punish blasphemy or insults to the prophet Muhammad. It will be interesting to see if they are...

Love to attend your wedding, but God said no

2013-05-03 11:20:00

It's not surprising that the leading Roman Catholic churchman in Rhode Island is disappointed that the state has legalized same-sex marriage. But in reacting to what he called “this immoral and unnecessary proposition,” Bishop Thomas J....

After rebuke by archbishop, Cardinal Mahony takes higher profile

2013-05-09 17:55:00

When Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, of public duties for mishandling clergy sex abuse cases, a church spokesman said the retired prelate's life would remain largely the same with one exception: confirmations. No...

After death, a church leader's sordid side revealed

2013-05-12 07:00:00

By the time the letter arrived, the grass on Benjamin Hawkes' grave had grown thick. Historians had chronicled how he transformed the Los Angeles archdiocese into a billion-dollar institution. His portrait had been etched into a metal plaque and bolted to...

Hoag Hospital to stop performing elective abortions

2013-05-05 17:32:00

In a letter to affiliated physicians and staff, Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach has announced that elective abortions will no longer be performed at the hospital. The letter said the decision is based of the low number of procedures done annually at...

St. Mary Catholic School has selected students to receive the Good SAM award. The award is given to the individual, in each classroom, who shows the best service, attitude and manners for the month. They are, front row, from left, Louis Maciulla and Anthony Corsi.

2013-05-23 20:03:00

Jaysen Nunez of East Catholic waits for the ball as Stalys Delso Santos of Weaver tries to steal second base during their game at East Catholic Friday evening. East Catholic rolled to a victory as Weaver continued their losing streak now at 70 straight games and are 0-13 this season.

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Sister Mary Mark, principal of St. Mary - St. Joseph School in Willimantic, lifts a blind to allow fresh air into a classroom where priests' vestments (foreground) and other items were brought after last night's fire at the 110-year-old St. Mary Roman Catholic Church.

2013-05-17 00:00:00