Lead by example, not documents, Vatican abuse expert tells Polish bishops
Warsaw, Poland, Jun 14, 2019 / 07:00 pm (CNA).- As the Catholic Church in Poland continues to respond to sex abuse by clergy, Archbishop Charles Scicluna, a leading Vatican expert…
Pro-life leader: All-time high abortion rate in UK shows society has failed women, children
London, England, Jun 14, 2019 / 06:32 pm (CNA).- More than 200,000 UK women received an abortion in 2018, setting an all-time high rate of abortion in England and Wales.…
Ecuadorian bishops lament court’s recognition of same-sex marriage
Quito, Ecuador, Jun 14, 2019 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- The Ecuadorian bishops’ conference expressed Thursday their rejection of the recognition of same-sex marriage by the Constitutional Court, and recalled that…
St Louis University: employee who signed abortion rights letter apologized, retracted support
St. Louis, Mo., Jun 14, 2019 / 05:12 pm (CNA).- A group of 180 business leaders this week signed an open letter, published June 10 as a full-page advertisement in…
Liberian priest’s wide-ranging accusations against two bishops include sexual harassment
Monrovia, Liberia, Jun 14, 2019 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- Liberian Church leaders have visited the Vatican after a priest claimed to have been mentally and psychologically abused by two bishops,…
Should Catholics attend ‘pride’ events?
Denver, Colo., Jun 14, 2019 / 03:50 pm (CNA).- On June 1, Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence tweeted that Catholics should not attend Pride events during the month of June,…
What’s going to bring the ‘nones’ back to the Church?
Baltimore, Md., Jun 14, 2019 / 02:49 pm (CNA).- As the U.S. bishops gathered in Baltimore this week, primarily to vote on proposals to respond to the clergy abuse crisis,…
Vatican’s doctrinal office expected to release document on gender theory
Vatican City, Jun 14, 2019 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The Vatican’s doctrinal office is preparing a document which will address Church teaching and the anthropology of the human person in…
Chilean auxiliary bishop-elect steps down after controversial statements
Santiago, Chile, Jun 14, 2019 / 11:32 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Fr. Carlos Eugenio Irarrázaval Errazuriz as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de…
Analysis: ‘Job begun’ not ‘job done’ in Baltimore
Baltimore, Md., Jun 14, 2019 / 10:21 am (CNA).- Today the bishops of the United States return home after the USCCB General Assembly. After a week’s worth of meetings and…
Vatican Secretary of State marks 25 years of diplomatic relations with Israel
Rome, Italy, Jun 14, 2019 / 06:56 am (CNA).- Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin marked the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Israel Thursday…
Catholic Mass: 6/11/19 | Feast of Saint Barnabas
Daily Catholic Mass celebrated by Father Dan O’Connell of Newton, MA. Readings: -Acts 11:21B-26; 13:1-3 -Matthew 5:13-16 June 11, 2019 | Feast of Saint Barnabas CatholicTV website: Like us on…