Catholic bishops’ president calls for better border management, continued...
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Broglio voiced skepticism about the trend of some governors shipping migrants elsewhere — typically from red to blue states amid a wider ideological clash over how to respond to...
View ArticlePope Francis leaves Rome hospital 9 days after operation; surgeon says ‘he’s...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday was discharged from the Rome hospital where he had abdominal surgery nine days earlier to repair a hernia and remove painful scarring. The post Pope Francis leaves...
View ArticleVatican document highlights need for concrete steps for women, ‘radical...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The document used the terminology “LGBTQ+ persons” rather than the Vatican’s traditional “persons with homosexual tendencies,” suggesting a level of acceptance that Francis ushered...
View ArticleBishop named to Vatican office handling sex abuse complaints discounted some...
ROME (AP) — A U.S.-based group that tracks how the Catholic hierarchy deals with allegations of sexual abuse by clergy says Pope Francis made a “troubling” choice in appointing an Argentine prelate to...
View ArticleVatican abuse investigators begin their audit of secretive Peru-based...
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The scandal at the Peru-based Sodalitium of Christian Life, has close parallels to other cases of charismatic Catholic leaders in Latin America being accused of sex abuse. The post...
View ArticleA Notre Dame professor sues a student publication over its coverage of her...
(AP) — The case is raising questions about press freedom and academic freedom at one of the nation’s preeminent Catholic institutions of higher education. The post A Notre Dame professor sues a student...
View ArticleNative American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker-run...
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, documents related to Quaker-operated Indian boarding schools have been largely unstudied, as they exist in remote and dispersed collections with limited access. The post...
View ArticleLouisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The indictment of Lawrence Hecker comes amid a years-old legal battle over a trove of secret church records that were shielded by a sweeping confidentiality order in 2020. The post...
View ArticleThe head of China’s state-backed Catholic church begins historic trip to Hong...
HONG KONG (AP) — Experts said the invitation was a symbolic gesture that could strengthen the fragile relationship between China and the Vatican. The post The head of China’s state-backed Catholic...
View ArticleRuth Wilson stirs up trauma of Magdalene laundries in ‘The Woman in the Wall’
(AP) — In an interview with The Associated Press, Wilson spoke about learning of these Magdalene laundries, her complex thoughts on religion and how Sinéad O’Connor left her mark on the project. The...
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