‘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…
New Jersey extends statute of limitations for child sex abuse claims
Newark, N.J., May 14, 2019 / 04:56 pm (CNA).- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law this week a bill relaxing the state’s statute of limitations for child sex…
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…
Colombia food bank calls for ‘heroes’ to serve those in need
Bogotá, Colombia, May 14, 2019 / 04:28 pm (CNA).- A major food bank in Bogota, Colombia, is calling for local people and organizations to partner with them as they serve…
Maronite patriarch emeritus dies at age 98
Beirut, Lebanon, May 14, 2019 / 04:25 am (CNA).- Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir, who served as the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch from 1986 to 2011, died Sunday just days short…
Deacon Drake: From Pentecostal preacher to Catholic priest
Steubenville, Ohio, May 14, 2019 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Deacon Drake McCalister is many things that most men about to become Catholic priests are not. McCallister is 50 years old;…
South African bishops: New president must tackle corruption, poverty
Johannesburg, South Africa, May 14, 2019 / 12:07 am (CNA).- In the wake of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s successful reelection bid last week, South Africa’s Catholic bishops are applauding the country’s…
To promote peace, Ghana’s chief Muslim cleric goes to Mass
Accra, Ghana, May 13, 2019 / 06:48 pm (CNA).- As part of his efforts to increase interreligious peace, Ghana’s chief imam attended Easter Mass ahead of his 100th birthday celebration.…
Sri Lanka holds first public Masses since Easter attacks
Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 13, 2019 / 04:13 pm (CNA).- The Sri Lankan Catholic Church on May 12 held its first public Sunday Masses since suicide bombers claimed more than…
‘Unrestricted’ abortion bill passes in Vermont
Burlington, Vt., May 13, 2019 / 03:00 pm (CNA).- Legislators in Vermont have passed new measures to enshrine unrestricted abortion access in to law at any time for any reason…