The attacks came ahead of talks on renewal of a landmark 2018 deal that helped thaw diplomatic relations.
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Should priests still lead parishes? German bishops debate new Vatican document
The Vatican document bars laypeople from leading parishes and emphasizes the role of priests.
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Supreme Court upholds Nevada limits on congregation sizes in pandemic
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court upheld Nevada’s limits on congregation sizes, denying a request by a Nevada church for permission to have larger gatherings that are currently permitted in the state’s casinos, restaurants and other businesses.
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Italy: Controversial verdict may force legalization of assisted suicide
The acquittal of two “right-to-die” activists on July 27 who aided in the suicide of a person suffering from multiple sclerosis may force the Italian government to legalize assisted suicide in the country.
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Portland archbishop urges end to violence, return to campaign for justice
As the national spotlight landed on his city and its ongoing protests, Portland Archbishop Alexander K. Sample July 24 made a plea for citizens to leave violence behind and return to a campaign for racial justice.
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Pope Francis invites young people to show ‘tenderness toward the elderly’
Pope Francis called on young people to reach out to their grandparents or the elderly who may be lonely or on their own.
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Head of Network remembers John Lewis as ‘determined, forceful, thoughtful’
“He embodied that piece about caring for everyone, including those who opposed him,” Network’s Sister Simone Campbell said.
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French police arrest cathedral volunteer who confessed to Nantes fire
French media reported the 39-year-old man, named only as Emmanuel A, admitted lighting two fires in the area of a 17th-century organ and a third above an electrical panel in the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul July 18 and a third above an electrical panel.
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Hunger high on list of battles that aid agency CRS faces amid pandemic
A July 13 report from the United Nations said almost 690 million people went hungry in 2019, an increase of 10 million from the previous year—figures arrived at before the pandemic began.
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Fauci calls Covid-19 a ‘pandemic of historic proportion,’ like 1918’s flu
In recent weeks a majority of states have gradually opened up, but the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 are now spiking around the country, sparking controversy about how to handle the pandemic.