Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati of Pennsylvania said he opposes legislation to retroactively loosen time limits on lawsuits by victims of sexual abuse.
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Puerto Rico Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid lawsuit
A judge earlier this year ordered the Archdiocese to pay $4.7 million worth of pensions to both active and retired teachers working at dozens of its schools.
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China rejects US lawmakers’ sanctions call over Muslim camps
China said Thursday that U.S. lawmakers were wasting taxpayer money by urging President Donald Trump’s administration to impose sanctions on Chinese officials allegedly tied to the mass internment of ethnic minority Muslims in camps in the far west.
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Status of Syrian refugees in Lebanon remains largely unchanged
While procedures are being put in place for Syrians to return to their war-torn country from neighboring Lebanon, the refugee crisis continues to linger and remains largely unchanged, a Caritas Lebanon official said.
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Timeline: McCarrick kept a robust public presence during years he was allegedly sanctioned
From 2008 to 2013, the former cardinal kept up a public profile that included preaching at high-profile Masses, giving talks and accepting awards.
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Hurricane’s death toll in Puerto Rico put at nearly 3,000
Researchers reported that physicians and others told them that Puerto Rico’s government did not notify them about federal guidelines on how to document deaths related to a major disaster.
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Latin America’s bishops denounce ‘shameful’ attacks on pope
The Catholic bishops of Latin America pledged their loyalty to Pope Francis and spoke against the “shameful” way he has been attacked, said the president of the Latin American bishops’ council during an Aug. 26 Mass in Medellin, Colombia.
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National Review Board: Change in the church’s culture, including bishops, needed to end abuse
More committees are not the answer to stop the abuse of children and vulnerable adults by clergy, said an Aug. 28 statement by the National Review Board, which is charged with addressing clerical sexual misconduct in the Catholic Church.
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California bishop says he won’t retire in $2.3M home
Bishop Patrick J. McGrath acknowledged he “erred in judgment” and said he plans to live in a rectory at one of the diocese’s parishes, instead of the nearly 3,300-square-foot home planned originally.
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Memorial Mass celebrates life of Mollie Tibbetts
Mollie Tibbetts’s life was celebrated during a memorial Mass Aug. 26.