The Archdiocese of New York has reached an $800 million settlement to resolve some 1,300 abuse claims brought under lookback laws in that state and involving clergy and staff.
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Denver archbishop asks prominent exorcist to step out of media spotlight for 1 year
Archbishop James R. Golka of Denver has asked Father Chad Ripperger “to consider a one-year fast from public speaking and interviews.”
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Vatican’s UN diplomat: Hate speech violates command to love one’s neighbor
Archbishop Christophe Z. el-Kassis, apostolic nuncio and the Holy See’s permanent observer to the U.N., shared his thoughts in a statement during the Sept. 17 “Global Conference on Promoting Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue and Tolerance in Countering Hate Speech.”
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New document affirms Vatican II teaching on interreligious dialogue for 60th anniversary of ‘Nostra Aetate’
A new Vatican document affirms the teaching on the Church’s relationship with people of other faiths, while inviting humanity to enter upon a common “journey of hope.”
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US bishops form new task force over AI concerns, meet with tech leaders
The nation’s Catholic bishops are engaging tech leaders and lawmakers to address concerns over AI.
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Cardinal Czerny awarded inaugural Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal
The first Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal, created by the pope’s alma mater, Villanova University, will be awarded to Cardinal Michael Czerny, the former prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
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Catholic University theology professor joins Homeland Security as cultural outreach director
Chad Pecknold has been named principal director of cultural outreach for the agency’s Office for Partnership and Engagement.
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Msgr. Roger Landry restricted from ministry during investigation into alleged misconduct
Msgr. Roger J. Landry has taken a temporary leave from his position as director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA, following allegations he violated priestly conduct codes for two dioceses with which he is affiliated. The allegations do not involve minors.
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Labor Day a call to build communion, equity amid challenges of AI, says Archbishop Fabre
This year’s observance of Labor Day underscores Pope Leo XIV’s call to be “builders of communion” while safeguarding human dignity in the face of artificial intelligence, said Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre.
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Haitian youth’s apparent suicide ‘a death of despair’ after TPS Haiti ends, says archbishop
Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old student on scholarship in his first semester at Dayton’s Wright State University, was pronounced dead at the scene after walking into traffic on Interstate 70 in Springfield, Ohio.