The interim director of the Vatican Press Office said the move was an “extraordinary gesture” that underlined the diplomat’s desire to fully cooperate with French authorities.
Catholic News Service
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Federal judge blocks Ohio’s fetal heartbeat abortion ban
A federal judge July 3 granted a preliminary injunction blocking an Ohio ban on abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
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Catholic leaders object to proposal to block immigrants’ housing access
The chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees said July 3 they oppose a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that they say would lead to separation or housing instability for many families.
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Pope Francis meets Vladimir Putin; two leaders discuss Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela
Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican July 4. Russia plays a major role in conflicts in Ukraine and Syria.
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In response to abuse crisis, Richmond bishop issues policy on naming church buildings
The policy says the diocese’s structures and institutions are to identify themselves only with “the names of saints, the mysteries of the faith, the titles of Our Lord or of Our Lady, or the place where the ministry has been established.”
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Remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen transferred from New York to Peoria Diocese
Bishop Jenky said the sainthood cause for the archbishop, a native of the Peoria Diocese, has resumed.
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Bishops in Central African Republic warn of cycle of violence from gangs
“The injustices and sufferings still being inflicted by these executioners risk diverting us from God’s path into a spiral of vengeance and cycle of violence,” the bishops said.
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Congo’s bishops want president to reestablish law in country’s east
The mineral-rich country has suffered persistent violence by armed groups, leaving 4.5 million people displaced and a fifth of the population needing basic assistance, according to the United Nations.
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Pope Francis saddened by drowning of migrant father, daughter at U.S. border
“This image cries to heaven for justice. This image silences politics. Who can look on this picture and not see the results of the failures of all of us to find a humane and just solution to the immigration crisis?” the bishops said.
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English bishops praise ruling that mentally disabled woman can give birth
English bishops welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling that a pregnant mentally disabled woman did not need to have an abortion.