French priest accused of abusing a young girl commits suicide
“The investigation into the circumstances of the death confirms that he ended his life,” he said. “In addition,” the prelate explained, “he was the subject of legal proceedings following a…
‘The Chosen’ series gets waiver to continue filming during strike
“To be clear: 1. We’ve agreed to all of SAG’s requests and their interim agreement. 2. Season 4 is entirely independent and 100% funded by donations,” the show said in…
Man arrested in attack on Elizabeth Ann Seton shrine at Manhattan parish
“They were informed by a church volunteer that there was a male inside the church. That male was placed into custody,” the spokeswoman said. The police department identified the individual…
At Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis asks parents to sow faith in their children
In this sense, he remarked, the faithful are also called to “sow tirelessly,” and he gave three examples of how to do this, addressing parents, young people, and “the sowers”…
Bach on a mountain: Wilderness experience informs faith at Wyoming Catholic College
As a 2020 WCC alumna who now teaches at Our Lady of Lourdes Classical School in Denver, Roberts is a Florida native who had never seen mountains before arriving in…
12 keys to using the brown scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
It consists of a string that is worn around the neck with two small pieces of brown cloth attached. One is placed on the chest and the other on the…
PHOTOS: Birthplace of St. Bonaventure celebrates his feast day
He joined the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor in 1243. At the University of Paris, he studied under the renowned Franciscan theologian Alexander de Hales; in 1257 he earned his…
Pope John Paul II’s personal secretary makes private visit to Medjugorje
In a statement to the Polish media during a 2021 visit on the 40th anniversary of the alleged apparitions, Dziwisz commented that when he worked in the Vatican, he closely…
Bolivia’s attorney general accuses Jesuits of obstructing sex abuse investigation
After the attorney general’s office reviewed the material, Attorney General Juan Lanchipa pointed out July 11 that the copy delivered on June 20 by the Jesuits has erasures that “correspond…
Appeals court rules Catholic school allowed to hold employees to moral religious standards
The school was represented by Becket Law, a nonprofit that provides pro bono legal assistance in defense of religious liberty. Joseph Davis, who serves as legal counsel at Becket, said…
Bishop expresses ‘moral concern’ over U.S. provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine
“Pope Francis has addressed the conventions on antipersonnel mines and cluster munitions, exhorting all countries to commit to these conventions ‘so that there are no more mine victims,’” Malloy wrote.…
Cupich on German processes, same-sex blessings, role of women
At the same time, Cupich warned: If the German process is “indeed a kind of parliamentary process in which democratic votes are paramount, in which votes are counted and arguments…