Priest sues Indiana diocese after ‘no evidence’ found in sex abuse investigation
DeOreo in the filing claims that Dudzinski “ in on therapy sessions” for several months throughout 2021, and that in several cases the vicar general allegedly told both the individual…
Diocese of Buffalo announces sale of headquarters to pay sex abuse victims
Some of those funds would come from the sale of the Buffalo headquarters as well as the former Christ the King Seminary campus in East Aurora about 20 miles outside…
Blinken, Putin congratulate Pope Francis on 11th anniversary of election
Russian President Vladimir Putin also congratulated Francis on his anniversary in an official correspondence on Wednesday, remarking that the pope is a “a true and honest defender of peace and…
Christians in Gaza face ‘worst period’ since start of war, report says
An ACN project partner operating in the area, whose name cannot be disclosed for security reasons, reported that “the intensity of military operations increases” every time a truce is mentioned…
Mexico’s presidential candidates sign Catholic Church’s ‘Commitment to Peace’ initiative
The candidate presented the five points that make up his National Pacification Plan with which he seeks to significantly reduce the levels of violence in Mexico if elected president. With…
Cuban priest: ‘Communism won’t survive’ and ‘the Church will remain’
The diocesan priest has been a critical voice against the extreme poverty and the repressive actions of the police state, since he himself has experienced both and has seen them…
Survey: Slight decrease in gay marriage support, uptick in religious freedom support in U.S.
Support for homosexual marriage also declined among self-identified Catholic respondents, but a majority still supported it. The decline was significantly larger among Hispanic Catholics, who dropped from 75% support to…
Vatican seeks to break new ground in Confucian and Christian dialogue
The Vatican intervened in the matter on numerous occasions in the 17th and 18th centuries with Clement XI and Benedict XIV both banning Chinese rites. Two centuries later, Pius XII…
Attack on Coptic monastery in South Africa takes lives of three monks
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Mar 13, 2024 / 14:30 pm The Coptic Orthodox Church announced that three monks were attacked and murdered Tuesday in the Coptic monastery of St.…
DOJ signals that U.S. prisons must adopt transgender policies for prisoners
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 13, 2024 / 14:00 pm The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) this week signaled that prisons throughout the United States must provide prisoners with…
House passes bill to ban or force sale of TikTok
Some opponents of the bill, meanwhile, voiced concerns that the bill could curb First Amendment rights. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, called the TikTok ban a “Trojan horse,” saying it gives…
Pope Francis: Virtue enables us to have ‘a tendency towards the right choice’
Building upon the notion of virtue as an integral, and innate, characteristic that enables humans to differentiate between good and evil, the pope noted that “it is not an improvised…