Archive for February 22, 2019
Vermont bishop: Abortion bill tests limits of human brokenness
With a bill to legalize abortion for any reason until birth advancing in Vermont, the local Catholic bishop has stressed... Read more
Women of Catholic Worker Movement on prayerful pilgrimage for abuse summit
American women from the Catholic Worker Movement are in Rome this week to pray for the Vatican’s sexual abuse summit... Read more
Little Rock diocese welcomes Roe-triggered abortion ban in Arkansas
The Diocese of Little Rock has said that a law signed Tuesday banning abortion in Arkansas in the event that... Read more
Analysis: In spite of itself, Vatican abuse summit may still do some good
The Vatican’s abuse summit this week will not solve the problems plaguing the Catholic Church in the U.S. In fact,... Read more
Cardinal Gracias emphasizes collegiality to address sex abuse
Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay called Friday for the “entire Church” to “act decisively to prevent abuse from occurring in... Read more
Victims of Liberia gold mine collapse receive prayers from pope
Pope Francis offered his condolences Thursday to those affected by a mudslide at a gold mine in Liberia earlier this... Read more
O'Malley defends 'zero tolerance' approach to abusive priests
Cardinals and clergy participating in the Vatican’s sex abuse summit expressed conflicting views on the use of the term “zero... Read more
Cardinal Cupich lays out framework for bishops' accountability
The Church needs to establish a new rules and standards for the accountability of bishops regarding sex abuse and its... Read more
'Protect Life Rule' to strip Planned Parenthood of some federal funds
After the Trump administration finalized new federal rules on Friday, by which abortion clinics will be ineligible to receive Title... Read more
'Unplanned' gets unexpected R rating
The movie “Unplanned,” which tells the true story of former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson’s conversion into a pro-life... Read more
Rosica apologizes for plagiarism
A long-time Vatican spokesman has admitted to passing off the writing of others as his own, and apologized for plagiarizing. Read more
