Sister Pimentel was given the Sister Margaret Cafferty Development of Peoples Award by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
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Catholic Charities U.S.A. priorities include refugee resettlement, immigration policy
Two top Catholic Charities USA leaders outlined some of the short-term and long-term goals for the organization and its affiliates throughout the country Feb. 3 in Washington.
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Archbishop urges ‘renewed vigor’ to protect life, stop ‘evil’ of abortion
“Abortion has always been built on a lie. Today, the lie is switching from ‘abortion is a choice’ to ‘abortion is health care,'” said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas.
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Virginia bishop says racist photo another assault on human dignity
Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge called on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Feb. 2 “to do what is best to restore the trust and confidence of the people in our leaders” after a racist photo from the governor’s 1984 medical school yearbook emerged a day earlier.
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Baton Rouge Diocese releases list of clergy with abuse allegations
In a show of openness, transparency and a hope for healing, Bishop Michael G. Duca of Baton Rouge released Jan. 31 the names of all priests, a former bishop of the diocese, and one former seminarian “against whom there are credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors and/or vulnerable adults in the Diocese of Baton Rouge.”
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Central African Republic, 14 armed groups reach peace deal
A peace deal has been reached between the Central African Republic government and 14 armed groups after their first-ever direct dialogue aimed at ending years of conflict, the United Nations and African Union announced on Saturday.
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Pope arrives in Abu Dhabi, praying for nearby Yemen
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CNS) — The sun had set long before Pope Francis arrived in Abu Dhabi Feb. 3, but Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince, and Egyptian Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar, still went to the airport to welcome him. It had been a rare rainy day […]
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During Arctic blast, Catholic service agencies extend services and hours
In Chicago, temperatures dipped to nearly a record low Jan. 31 at minus 21, with a wind chill of minus 41.
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Louisiana diocese names 37 clergy members accused of abuse
The Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has released the names of 37 clergy members it says were credibly accused of sexually abusing children or vulnerable adults.
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Vatican magazine denounces sexual abuse of nuns by priests
The Vatican’s women’s magazine is denouncing the sexual abuse of nuns by priests — and the resulting “scandal” of religious sisters having abortions or giving birth to children who are then not recognized by their fathers.