Myanmar suffers cataclysmic cyclone | Rise of Pentecostalism spurs call for Catholic "self-examination" | China and the Vatican hope for harmony | Catholic Workers hard at work at 75 | Indiana wants me—but how about my vote?
It is now feared the death toll from the 120-m.p.h. winds and 12-foot storm surges may rise to 100,000.
Vatican's top official on relations with non-Catholic Christians called Catholics to "self-critical examination" in response to the "exponential" rise of Pentecostalism.
On Wednesday China’s Philharmonic Orchestra had the opportunity to perform Mozart’s “Requiem” in front of a Mozart aficionado—Pope Benedict XVI.
The Catholic Worker movement turned 75 this past week.
Poll worker Sister Julie McGuire was forced to turn away 12 sister members of Saint Mary's Convent because they didn't have official state or federal identification bearing a photograph.