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FILE - Archbishop Gregory Aymond conducts the procession to lead a live streamed Easter Mass in St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Sunday, April 12, 2020. The FBI has opened a widening investigation into Roman Catholic sex abuse in New Orleans, looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them. The FBI declined to comment, as did the Louisiana State Police, which is assisting in the inquiry. The Archdiocese of New Orleans declined to discuss the federal investigation.
FaithNews
Jim Mustian - Associated Press
The F.B.I. has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Several acts of vandalism targeting Catholic churches occurred in the days following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Participants in prayer during Mass at the Labor Day Encuentro gathering at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, N.Y., on Sept. 3, 2018. (CNS photo/ Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)
FaithDispatches
J.D. Long García
“A good youth ministry program in a multicultural space can be where you integrate communities together and allow for them to really have an appreciation for different cultures.”
Loreto House in Denton, Tex., was vandalized following the leak of a draft of a Supreme Court decision that might overturn Roe v. Wade. Photo courtesy of Randy Bollig.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Even pro-life advocates who have long called for overturning Roe v. Wade are unsure what comes next as a Supreme Court decision that could reverse the landmark 1973 decision is expected this month.
A woman prays during a Black History Month Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in the Jamaica Estates section of Queens, New York City, on Feb. 20, 2022. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Alessandra Harris
It is not enough to issue occasional condemnations of racism. The U.S. church must invest in Black Catholic churches and schools, as well as diocesan offices for Black parishioners.
FaithInterviews
J.D. Long García
Pew reports that only 32 percent of U.S. Catholics believe in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The U.S. bishops are trying to make that number go up.