Prosecution falters during Cardinal Pell appeal hearing
Melbourne, Australia, Jun 6, 2019 / 08:10 am (CNA).- The lead prosecutor arguing to sustain the conviction of Cardinal George Pell struggled Thursday in presenting the Crown’s case. Christopher Boyce…
Bishop Paprocki bars pro-abortion Illinois lawmakers from Holy Communion
Springfield, Ill., Jun 6, 2019 / 04:05 am (CNA).- The Bishop of Springfield, Illinois, has decreed that state legislative leaders may not be admitted to Holy Communion within his diocese,…
Iowa bishops to cooperate with attorney general’s request for abuse records
Des Moines, Iowa, Jun 6, 2019 / 12:03 am (CNA).- The Catholic bishops of Iowa have agreed to voluntarily hand over records on clerical sex abuse allegations in their dioceses,…
Judge: Missouri can’t require doctors’ testimony in hearing on abortion clinic
St. Louis, Mo., Jun 5, 2019 / 06:18 pm (CNA).- A Missouri circuit court judge ruled Tuesday that doctors not employed by a St. Louis Planned Parenthood do not have…
DiNardo denies mishandling priest abuse case and confession allegations
Houston, Texas, Jun 5, 2019 / 05:06 pm (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston disputed reports that Cardinal Daniel DiNardo mishandled a sexual abuse claim against a priest, and denied that…
Analysis: Houston case raises questions about pope’s reforms
Washington D.C., Jun 5, 2019 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- A report was published Tuesday of an apparent affair between a married woman and a senior priest of the Archdiocese of…
US bishops thank House for approving immigration bill
Washington D.C., Jun 5, 2019 / 04:54 pm (CNA).- The chairman of the US bishops’ migration committee welcomed Tuesday a vote in the House of Representatives passing a bill that…
HHS ends last research program to use human tissue from abortions
Washington D.C., Jun 5, 2019 / 03:10 pm (CNA).- The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it declined to renew a contract with the University of California that funded a research…
‘No excuse, no adequate explanation’: Lori releases findings of Bishop Bransfield investigation
Wheeling, W.V., Jun 5, 2019 / 02:20 pm (CNA).- Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore has released a letter to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston addressing the findings of a preliminary investigation…
Alabama mayor apologizes for Facebook post about killing gay people
Birmingham, Ala., Jun 5, 2019 / 11:23 am (CNA).- The mayor of a small town in Alabama has apologized after posting on Facebook that the only way to reclaim America…
Maine advances assisted suicide law
Portland, Maine, Jun 5, 2019 / 10:00 am (CNA).- A bill legalizing assisted suicide in Maine moved to the governor’s desk on Tuesday after both houses of the state’s legislature…
La Santa Misa | Séptimo domingo de pascua
El padre Marcelino D’Arthenay celebra la Misa del 2 de junio de 2019, el Séptimo domingo de Pascua.