An explosive Pennsylvania grand jury report that accused 301 priests of sexually abusing at least 1,000 minors was named the No. 1 religion story of the year by members of the Religion News Association in its annual Top 10 Religion Stories and Newsmaker of the Year poll.
Kris died at age 8 in 1986, when a car hit him on the way to school. Kourt died about 10 years later, at age 17, killing himself amid depression and the still-stinging absence of his older brother.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis I on Wednesday (March 13), after only two days of voting in the conclave tasked with choosing the Benedict XVI’s successor.