The Buffalo diocese sought bankruptcy protection in February, citing hundreds of lawsuits filed against it since August 2019 over its handling of sexual abuse allegations.
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76 Franciscan nuns test positive at monastery in Germany
Local health authorities put the the entire monastery under quarantine late last week after the first cases of coronavirus were discovered there.
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Pope Francis to judges: There cannot be true social justice amid deep inequality
Guaranteeing justice for all men and women is not possible while a few people control most of the world’s wealth and everyone else’s right to a dignified life is disregarded, Pope Francis said.
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Black Catholics express joy at elevation of first African American cardinal
The naming of Washington’s archbishop “as a cardinal is huge, it’s historic.”
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Cardinal Pell says he feels ‘vindicated’ by Vatican finance corruption being investigated
In his first interview since returning to Rome, Cardinal Pell said he feels a dismayed sense of vindication as the financial mismanagement he tried to uncover in the Holy See is now being exposed.
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Vatican tells young people to ask for words of wisdom for Christmas
One present young people should ask for this Christmas is words of wisdom from older people they know.
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Cardinal Pell’s new ‘Prison Journal’ reflects on his time in solitary confinement and nature of suffering
“Prison Journal” recounts the first five months of Pell’s 404 days in solitary lockup.
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Pope Francis celebrates start of Advent with new cardinals, warning against indifference and mediocrity
Pope Francis said the two key phrases for the Advent season were God’s closeness and people’s vigilance against indifference and mediocrity
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Pope Francis has made Wilton Gregory the first African-American cardinal
Wilton Gregory said he hopes Pope Francis will find him to be “supportive, encouraging and trustworthy” in his role as a cardinal, but his primary ministry is still to be the archbishop of Washington.
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Supreme Court blocks New York coronavirus limits on churches and synagogues
The justices split 5-4 with new Justice Amy Coney Barrett in the majority. It was her first publicly discernible vote as a justice.