Archive for March 1, 2019
Meet the religious sister known as the ‘Mother Teresa of Pakistan’
Sr. Ruth Pfau, a German-born Catholic missionary who devoted her life to eradicating leprosy in Pakistan, died Thursday at the... Read more
Vandalism at Brooklyn parish being investigated as hate crime
New York police officials have declared an act of vandalism against a statue at a local Catholic church last week... Read more
St. Katharine Drexel's tomb at Philadelphia cathedral named an archdiocesan shrine
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced that the recently constructed tomb of St. Katharine Drexel at the Cathedral Basilica of... Read more
Vatican Secretary of State calls Pell conviction 'shocking and painful'
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin Thursday called the conviction of Cardinal George Pell in Australia “shocking and painful.” Read more
Analysis: Abuse summit ends with more questions than answers
The Vatican sex abuse summit promised to give victims, Catholics, and journalists answers to their questions about the crisis of... Read more
Medicare for All Act would fund abortion
The Medicare for All Act of 2019 was introduced February 28. Among other provisions, the bill would introduce universal “comprehensive... Read more
French nuncio accused of sexual misconduct during time in Canada
Archbishop Luigi Ventura, apostolic nuncio to France, has been accused of sexual misconduct against an adult male while he was... Read more
Temporary protections for some immigrants in US extended to 2020
About 250,000 U.S. residents from El Salvador, Haiti, Sudan, and Nicaragua will have their provisional residency status extended to January... Read more
Thousands of unaccompanied minors allege sexual abuse in government custody
Thousands of migrant children and teens have reported being sexually abused or harassed while in government custody during the last... Read more
Vatican-China deal must be implemented, Parolin says
Speaking at a conference on Vatican diplomacy, the Holy See’s Secretary of State stressed that it is now important “to... Read more
