Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, accompanied by his predecessor Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, visited some of the sites and people of the Archdiocese of Washington
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Longtime Irish Trocaire worker dies in road accident in Guatemala
Church and government officials paid tribute to an aid worker for the church’s international development agency who died following a road accident in Guatemala.
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Wheeling-Charleston Diocese ‘steadfastly’ affirms child protection policy
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, who is the apostolic administrator of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, is “steadfastly affirming” the diocese’s child protection standards in wake of a lawsuit filed by the State of West Virginia.
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Cardinal Nichols to young people: Abandon gangs and turn to Christ instead
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England, has made an urgent appeal to the young people of his country to abandon gangs, gang violence and the use of knives. “Knife crime” is at its highest since records started being kept since 1946 and Catholic clergy in Britain are focusing on how to divert youth from such destructive social behavior.
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Indian bishop charged with repeatedly raping nun
The bishop was charged April 9 with rape, illegal confinement and intimidation.
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Cardinal O’Malley: Abortion bills will have ‘radical consequences for society’
In a statement released April 6, Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley condemned the bills, calling them “threatening to human life and dignity.”
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Saint John Vianney’s 150-year-old heart being venerated in N.Y.C.
The 150-year-old heart of a French priest is on a U.S. tour — a Roman Catholic relic with New York City as its latest stop.
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‘Our country is full’: Trump says migrants are straining the system
Trump, making a renewed push for border security as a central campaign issue for his 2020 re-election, participated in a briefing on immigration and border security in Calexico.
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Pope urges students to see human actions behind suffering and war
In a recent audience with children from Milan’s Instituto San Carlo, Pope Francis said that God does not play favorites; it is humans who cause suffering and pain and that we must become aware of how we act toward others.
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Papal commission for protection of minors meets in Rome
In its 10th plenary assembly, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, headed by Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, met in Rome on April 4-7 to discuss the recently concluded summit on sexual abuse.