Bishops mark World Refugee Day amid ‘biggest migratory crisis since WWII’
Washington D.C., Jun 20, 2019 / 03:35 pm (CNA).- Today, on World Refugee Day, the world marks the highest number of forcibly displaced people in nearly 70 years. In their…
Indianapolis archbishop revokes Jesuit prep school’s Catholic identity
Indianapolis, Ind., Jun 20, 2019 / 01:49 pm (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Indianapolis announced Thursday that a local Jesuit high school will no longer be recognized as a Catholic school,…
Family Research Council president elected to chair religious freedom commission
Washington D.C., Jun 20, 2019 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- The president of a Christian political advocacy and lobbying group has been elected to serve as chairman of the U.S. Commission…
Amid Uganda Ebola scare, Catholic aid group is ready to help
Kampala, Uganda, Jun 20, 2019 / 11:50 am (CNA).- Catholic Relief Services is monitoring the health situation in Uganda, following two confirmed deaths from the Ebola virus. “We consider even…
Catholic governor signs law enshrining abortion access
Providence, R.I., Jun 20, 2019 / 11:00 am (CNA).- Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed the Reproductive Privacy Act on Wednesday. The act codifies the Supreme Court decision Roe v.…
May cooler heads prevail regarding Iran, US bishops plead
Washington D.C., Jun 20, 2019 / 10:36 am (CNA).- The US must avoid war with Iran and instead pursue dialogue and engagement, the chair of the US bishops’ committee on…
Peace Cross can stay, Supreme Court rules
Washington D.C., Jun 20, 2019 / 09:00 am (CNA).- The Supreme Court declared Thursday that a large, cross-shaped war memorial on public land is constitutional. In a 7-2 decision, the…
Disgraced ex-cardinal ‘Mr. McCarrick’ remains at Kansas friary, one year later
Denver, Colo., Jun 20, 2019 / 04:00 am (CNA).- One year after credible allegations of sex abuse of a minor led to his public disgrace, the 88-year-old Theodore McCarrick is…
Mexican bishops meet with President López Obrador on peace, migration
Mexico City, Mexico, Jun 20, 2019 / 12:39 am (CNA).- A delegation from the Mexican Bishops’ Conference met June 17 with the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, discussing…
Bishops decry introduction of assisted suicide, euthanasia in Australian state
Melbourne, Australia, Jun 19, 2019 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- The four Latin rite ordinaries in Victoria have written a pastoral letter denouncing the state’s “new, and deeply troubling chapter of…
Botched abortions at Missouri’s last abortion clinic raise questions
St. Louis, Mo., Jun 19, 2019 / 05:49 pm (CNA).- In a legal battle over the closure of Missouri’s last functioning Planned Parenthood, state health department officials cited four botched…
Analysis: One year after McCarrick, what’s next for the Church?
Washington D.C., Jun 19, 2019 / 04:20 pm (CNA).- Exactly one year after revelations about the sexual abuse of then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick were made public, the Church in the U.S.…