Brownback Is A Man
——Sen. Brownback is a rarity in presidential politics, he is a man.

Reigning Humans In Australia
——Matthew’s take on the Australian cloning controversy.

An A.P. Reporter Who Actually Reports?
——Shocker! A well balanced report on Archbishop Burke.

The Pope and The Patriarch
——Meeting for the Pope and Russian Patriarch?

News & Opinion

Irish Unite to Fight Abortion
Politicians and church leaders in the North of Ireland have reacted furiously to plans by a cross-party group of MPs to amend legislation in the autumn that would finally introduce the 1967 Abortion Act into Northern Ireland.

Papal patience causes chafing among some Vatican bureaucrats, media
CNS asks, “Why is everything taking so long?” Answer: The Pope will not be rushed.

More on Monsignor McDonald
Leticia over at Causa Nostrae Laetitiae has a great follow up to our story on Monsignor McDonald “A Good Priest”. Read more about this wonderful priest.

President Bush Meets the Pope
ROME -President Bush, in his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, defended his humanitarian record around the globe, telling the papal leader on Saturday about U.S. efforts to battle AIDS in Africa.

So Father, what do you think about the Motu Proprio?
Fr. Erik Richtsteig at Orthometer has a well balanced take on the coming Motu Proprio.