Some members of the media got a preview of the site at Ground Zero, slated to open in two years: Never has a dusty, ear-splitting construction site – the museum is scheduled to open on Sept. 11, 2012 – appeared more peaceful, haunting or heartbreaking: “My knees get wobbly, it takes my breath away,” said…

It happened in California: Four teachers and seven other workers at a Southern California religious school have been fired because of differences in biblical interpretation and incompatible beliefs. Most of the dismissed workers were Roman Catholics whose beliefs conflicted with those of Corona’s conservative evangelical Crossroads Christian Schools, which last year lost its autonomy and…

Some interesting findings — and troubling ones, too — in this report: A name like Maria or Jose isn’t a solid clue anymore that the person who answers to it will worship in a Catholic church on Sundays. An Associated Press-Univision poll finds that younger Latinos, as well as those who speak more English than…

Amazing but true: Retired hedge fund titan Robert W. Wilson lost his faith in God years ago, yet he believes in Catholic schools and gave $5.6 million to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York this summer. It’s the latest of many gifts from Wilson to the city’s Catholic hierarchy and educators, this one aimed…

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