Lithuania’s cardinal-designate Sigitas Tamkevicius, a Jesuit and a veteran of Soviet prisons and labor camps, will receive the red hat from Pope Francis Oct. 5 at the Vatican.
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Australian diocese to pay millions in settlement in one abuse case
An Australian diocese will pay up towards $2 million (in U. S. dollars) in compensation for a claim filed against a priest for clerical sexual abuse in the early 1990s.
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Mobile medical team assesses health needs in Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian
Untreated chronic illnesses, wounds and stress-related complications are some of the medical issues Abaco Islands residents are still facing in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, according to a Catholic Charities-sponsored medical team leader who recently visited the region.
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After faith leaders’ border visit, the resolve to help migrants grows
On the eve of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 29, people are working to help them in their plight to survive and live with dignity in accord with their Catholic values.
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Pope Francis speaks to Silicon Valley CEOs and moral theologians about dangers in tech revolution
During a conference held in the Vatican on Sept. 27 on “The Common Good in the Digital Age,” Pope Francis told delegates that there is a need to search for ways for society to deal with the challenges of the digital age.
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Motivation remains unclear in arson attacks on three churches in El Paso
The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for each church for information leading to an arrest. Mr. Ceniceros said the diocese is offering an additional $5,000 for each church, adding that the same person or persons are believed to be responsible for all three incidents.
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Abortion decriminalized in Mexican state despite vocal church opposition
Lawmakers in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca have approved a measure to decriminalize abortion, despite vocal church opposition.
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Australian states will require priests to report abuse disclosed in confession
Two more Australian states have passed legislation criminalizing priests who fail to report the abuse of children disclosed during confession.
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5 bishops spent a week visiting migrants at the border—and they’re worried.
In anticipation of the 2019 World Day for Migrants and Refugees, a group of bishops, women religious, lay ministers and others interested in the plight of migrants spent the days prior to the Sept. 29 observance listening to tales of hope, dashed dreams, resilience and uncertainty that are in abundance among migrants in this border region.
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U.S. Cardinal William Levada, former head of C.D.F., dies in Rome
U.S. Cardinal William J. Levada, former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal congregation and retired archbishop of San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, died Sept. 26 in Rome. He was 83.