German bishop supports ‘Church strike’ for women’s ordination
Munich, Germany, May 15, 2019 / 02:15 pm (CNA).- At least one bishop has offered his support for a week-long “Church strike” organized by German Catholic women, during which participants…
Man who brought gasoline, lighter into New York cathedral deemed unfit to stand trial
New York City, N.Y., May 15, 2019 / 01:54 pm (CNA).- A man accused of attempting to enter St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York last month carrying containers of gasoline…
California confession bill won’t stop abuse, but threatens religious liberty, critics say
Sacramento, Calif., May 15, 2019 / 10:47 am (CNA).- The appropriations committee of California’s state senate will hold a hearing Thursday on a bill that would require priests to violate…
Police search Dallas diocesan chancery
Dallas, Texas, May 15, 2019 / 10:30 am (CNA).- Police are conducting a search of Church premises in the Diocese of Dallas. Officers executed a warrant on the chancery offices…
Francis affirms Catholic-Jewish dialogue
Pope Francis waves at the general audience, April 10, 2019. Credit: Lucia Ballester/CNA. Vatican City, May 15, 2019 / 05:01 am (CNA).- Pope Francis greeted an international group dedicated to…
Pope Francis: Christ liberates us from overwhelming evil
Vatican City, May 15, 2019 / 04:08 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Wednesday that Jesus gave humanity a precious gift on the cross — liberation from evil. “The Christian knows…
Pope Francis names Bishop Baldacchino to lead Las Cruces diocese
Vatican City, May 15, 2019 / 04:03 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Wednesday appointed Bishop Peter Baldacchino to head the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico – making him the first…
It’s time to fight for holiness, Bishop Barron tells 2019 Catholic grads
Santa Paula, Calif., May 15, 2019 / 03:22 am (CNA).- Contemporary America is “mission territory,” and young Catholics must step up to respond to the twin crises of Church corruption…
‘I was deeply moved and saddened’- How Polish bishops react to documentary on clerical abuse
Warsaw, Poland, May 15, 2019 / 12:00 am (CNA).- Catholics bishops in Poland are responding to a new documentary that addresses clerical sexual abuse in the country. The documentary presents…
Alabama Senate outlaws abortion, setting up Supreme Court Roe v. Wade challenge
Montgomery, Ala., May 14, 2019 / 08:57 pm (CNA).- The Alabama Senate approved a bill Thursday that will outlaw nearly all abortion in the state. The bill, which is expected…
After alumni organize advocacy, Georgetown Visitation will recognize alumnae same-sex legal unions
Washington D.C., May 14, 2019 / 05:16 pm (CNA).- A Catholic girls’ high school has announced that its alumni magazine will publish notices of the same-sex legal unions of former…
California bishops announce compensation program for abuse victims
Los Angeles, Calif., May 14, 2019 / 04:56 pm (CNA).- Bishops in California announced May 14 a new program to compensate victims of clerical sexual abuse, through which any person…