Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo attended the Feb. 21-24 summit as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Patrick Hart, last secretary for Thomas Merton, dies at 93
For decades, Patrick Hart was the literary executor of Thomas Merton’s works and the custodian of the legacy of the 20th century’s most prominent religious seekers and teachers.
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U.S. cardinals hope new accountability stops abusers in future
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two U.S. cardinals attending the Vatican’s sex abuse prevention summit said Friday that the downfall of their former colleague, Theodore McCarrick, was sad for the Catholic church but they hoped a new spirit of accountability would prevent future cover-ups of bishop misconduct. Cardinals Sean O’Malley of Boston and Blase Cupich of […]
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Statue of Polish priest pulled down by activists in abuse protest
Activists in Poland toppled a statue of a prominent Solidarity-era priest early Thursday amid allegations that he sexually abused minors.
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Judge considers expanding child separation case
Critics contend the government started breaking up immigrant families as far back as 2017 and is still doing so.
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Cardinal Tobin: New ‘Nostra Aetate’ moment needed from abuse summit
From that would come increased dialogue and synodality within the church, and greater lay participation.
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Kentucky bishops voice approval for bill that protects pregnant women
As legislators in multiple states push hard to expand access to abortion, claiming that doing so will give women the control they need over their lives, some Kentucky lawmakers are taking a different tack.
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At Vatican summit, survivors expose ‘cancer’ of clergy sex abuse
The summit began Feb. 21 with the harrowing stories of survivors of sexual abuse, cover-up and rejection by church officials.
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Pope Francis at abuse summit opening: “Listen to the cry of the little ones”
Opening the Vatican summit on the clerical sexual abuse crisis, the pope said, “The holy people of God are watching and are awaiting from us not simple, predictable condemnations, but concrete and effective measures.”
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Covington Catholic student sues Washington Post for $250 million
The Catholic high school student at the center of an encounter with a Native American tribal leader in Washington filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit Feb. 19 against The Washington Post claiming the newspaper’s coverage of the incident was biased.