osv.comApril 10, 2014

Indiana shrine is monumental
Just in time for Holy Week, pilgrims are flocking to the site that boasts the Way of the Cross and features 40 life-size bronze statues.
  
  
Any end in sight?
While numbers from the most recent USCCB audit on child protection efforts show improvement, dioceses and archdioceses are still reeling from the clergy abuse scandal.
  
  
Catholics and climate change
A recent report by the United Nations further outlines climate concerns, but -- no surprise here -- not everyone agrees.
  
  
Where's the tolerance?
Elizabeth Scalia reflects on the forced resignation of Brendan Eich, former CEO of Mozilla, who lost his job because of his public and financial support of Proposition 8, the California law that, for a time, banned same-sex marriage.
  
  
Powerful witness
OSV readers share their personal stories of conversion in this annual Easter tradition.
  
  
Was Shakespeare a secret Catholic?
Experts say the playwright showed sympathy toward the Church despite the ongoing Reformation.
  
  

  
 "If Jesus had lived in the 21st century, he would have certainly used television, Twitter, Internet to communicate himself."
-- Father Sergio Tapio Velasco, professor of media training at Rome's Santa Croce University.
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