The beatification of 19 martyrs of Algeria, including the seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine, will be celebrated Dec. 8 in Oran, Algeria, the country’s bishops announced.
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Catholics join other Christians in calling for U.S. to admit more refugees
Christians in the U.S. have taken the Trump administration to task for a dramatic drop in the numbers of persecuted Christian and other refugees being admitted into the country, even though administration officials promised last year to help.
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Indiana bishop cleared of misconduct, district attorney says claim has harmed prelate
The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend welcomed findings by a Pennsylvania district attorney that cleared Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of wrongdoing after an allegation of misconduct was made against him.
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Colombian coroner offers free burials to destitute Venezuelan migrants
A small cemetery in Colombia’s northern La Guajira department has become a haven for the corpses of these dead migrants and is helping their bereaved families to find some peace and comfort as they struggle to get by.
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Kurtz: U.S. society ‘much richer’ when church, government work together
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty told a Washington audience Sept. 12 he is concerned about a “steady movement” in the U.S. away from religious institutions and an erosion in the view that religious liberty must be valued.
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Women religious petition for Supreme Court hearing to stop natural gas pipeline
A Pennsylvania religious congregation planned to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether their religious freedom rights are being violated by the construction and pending use of a natural gas pipeline on its land.
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Pope Francis: ‘Elitist, clericalist’ church allows abuse to thrive
Sexual and physical abuse by priests and religious and the scandal of its cover-up by church authorities thrive in countries where the Catholic Church is “elitist and clericalist,” Pope Francis told Jesuits in Ireland in August.
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Women’s Catholic leadership program, GIVEN Institute, officially launches
A Catholic women’s leadership organization, the GIVEN Institute, which aims to encourage and train young women in leadership roles in the church and society, officially launched Sept. 12.
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U.S. bishops meet with Pope Francis, tell him sexual abuse has ‘lacerated’ the church
The leaders of the U.S. bishops’ conference said they shared with Pope Francis how the church in the United States has been “lacerated by the evil of sexual abuse.”
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Vatican confirms ongoing Sistine Chapel Choir finance investigation
The Vatican confirmed an ongoing investigation into financial irregularities involving the directors of the Sistine Chapel Choir.