“I share their concern for the welfare of both the child and the parents, but we disagree about the best way to treat them with both respect and compassion.”
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Vatican pushes back about work conditions at U.N. mission
The Vatican is pushing back against whistleblower reports about problematic work conditions at its U.N. mission in New York under its former ambassador.
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Cardinal DiNardo, USCCB president, ‘resting comfortably’ after suffering mild stroke
It is expected that Cardinal DiNardo will remain hospitalized for several days.
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At memorial Mass, Catholic Relief Services remembers 4 employees who died in Ethiopian Air crash
“Why were such good colleagues taken from us?” Archbishop Lori said in his homily. “A tragic moment such as this, and the season of Lent itself, tests and probes the depth of our faith.”
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Polish church releases first report on clerical sex abuse
A top Polish Catholic leader, named the first bishops’ conference delegate for child protection, welcomed a church report on sexual abuse by clergy in his country and vowed efforts to combat it.
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Cardinal Marx: church needs to seriously discuss celibacy, role of women and sexual morality
The Catholic Church in Germany is at a point where serious debate — including on priestly celibacy and the role of women — and openness to doing things in a new way must encouraged, said the president of the German bishops’ conference.
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New Zealand Mosque shooter: a white nationalist seeking revenge
That rampage killed at least 41 people, while an attack on a second mosque in the city not long after killed several more.
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125-foot statue of Jesus planned for Russian site once set aside for Lenin
Authorities in Vladivostok, the largest city in far eastern Russia, are planning to erect a gigantic statue of Jesus Christ on a site once designated for a monument of Vladimir Lenin.
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European Catholic justice and peace groups call for greater attention to social justice
The Brussels-based Conference of European Justice and Peace, which is a network of 31 justice and peace commissions established by Catholic bishops’ conferences, have voiced concerns about the EU and the need to be vigilant about issues concerning food waste arms exports and other abuses.
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Court OKs Ohio law ending state funding of Planned Parenthood Medicaid services
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati ruled March 12 that the state of Ohio can stop funding Medicaid services provided by Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities.