The Catholic Church needs bishops who promote unity, “not soloists singing their own tune or captains fighting personal battles,” Pope Francis told new bishops from the church’s mission territories.
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Prelates in Austria, Germany offer support to Pope Francis
Prelates in Germany and Austria have united to support Pope Francis in response to a former papal nuncio’s demand for his resignation.
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Vatican officials knew of McCarrick allegations in 2000, letter confirms
A top official from the Vatican Secretariat of State acknowledged allegations made by a New York priest in 2000 concerning Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, according to a letter obtained by Catholic News Service.
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Church did not foresee crimes by bishops, says canon law professor
The 1983 Code of Canon Law did not anticipate crimes being committed by bishops that could result in their laicization, according to a canon law professor at The Catholic University of America.
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Argentina: Raid at school for deaf in clerical abuse probe
A police official in Buenos Aires province said officers seized documents from the archives of the Antonio Provolo Institute in the city of La Plata dating back more than 30 years.
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Fr. Hans Zollner: Sexual abuse victims want to be heard by church hierarchy
Father Zollner, who also is a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, also said the Catholic Church “can’t ever do enough” to address the problem of clergy sexual abuse.
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Jimmy Carter joins volunteers, faith groups at Habitat for Humanity event
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, both in their 90s, were in Mishawaka helping to build 23 single-family houses during the last week of August.
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Trump administration moves to detain migrant families longer
Immigrant rights advocates are speaking out, and this move is all but certain to trigger a court battle.
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Top PA state senator proposes compensation fund for victims over changing statue of limitations
The “remedies clause” in the state constitution prohibits a retroactive change to the civil and criminal statute of limitations, according to Scarnati.
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Minnesota auxiliary: Archbishop Nienstedt inquiry was ‘doomed to fail’
Auxiliary Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of St. Paul and Minneapolis said the Catholic Church “desperately needs an independent structure, led by experienced lay personnel, to investigate and review allegations made against bishops, archbishops and cardinals” in an Aug. 31 statement.