U.S. bishops call for a third-party confidential reporting system for claims of any abuse by bishops.
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Irish singer Bono calls pope ‘extraordinary man for extraordinary times’
Bono met the pope Sept. 19 to sign an agreement between his charity, ONE, and the Scholas Occurentes educational charity supported by Pope Francis.
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Sex abuse panel: Young Catholics are angry—but they aren’t going anywhere
“I’m unhappy about what’s being done here,” Elizabeth Bruenig said at a conversation at Georgetown University. “The one thing I can do is throw a fit.”
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Christian aid group says Idlib civilians fear offensive by Syrian forces
Christians and other civilians inside Idlib, Syria, are fearful of an impending, all-out offensive by their government and its Russian and Iranian backers on the northwestern province, the last rebel stronghold and presumed endgame in Syria’s more than seven-year-old war.
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English bishop commends government ruling on abortion clinic buffer zones
A Catholic bishop has praised a decision by the British government not to impose exclusion zones around abortion clinics throughout the country.
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Archbishop Lori assures diocese he’s with them in journey toward healing
In his celebration of Mass, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said he will be with the Catholics of West Virginia on the journey to “healing and reconciliation.”
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Stanford University to remove St. Junipero Serra’s name from some properties
California’s Stanford University will strip the name of 18th-century Franciscan friar, St. Junipero Serra, from some of its properties but keep a street named after him.
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Hope fades in Philippines for dozens buried in landslides
Dozens of people believed buried in a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines probably did not survive, a mayor said Monday, although rescuers kept digging through mud and debris covering a chapel where they had taken shelter.
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Vatican publishes list of synod participants, including papal nominees
To the list of members of the Synod of Bishops elected by national bishops’ conferences, Pope Francis added cardinals from 14 countries, bishops from another 10 nations, as well as 10 priests who be full voting members of the gathering.
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Little Rock Diocese makes list of credible abuse allegations public
The Diocese of Little Rock released a list of clergy who had assignments in Arkansas and against whom credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor were filed.