Archive for June 22, 2018

Pope Francis addresses participants in the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches in the Vatican's Consistory Hall, June 22, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis: Jerusalem must be protected from political disputes

Pope Francis stressed Friday the important role the Eastern Catholic Churches play in spreading the Gospel given that many of... Read more

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Des Moines diocese defends legality of school grants

After reviewing $844,000 worth of grants that were given by Polk County, Iowa to local Catholic schools a few years... Read more

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Murdered nuns' opposition to death penalty leads to life in prison for killer

A man convicted of the 2016 slayings of two religious sisters in Mississippi will not receive the death penalty and... Read more

Br. Guy Joseph Consolmagno, SJ, at UNISPACE+50, in Vienna, Austria, June 21-22. Courtesy of the Holy See Mission Vienna?w=200&h=150

Give space peace a chance, Holy See says

After U.S. President Donald Trump called Monday for a new military branch referred to as the “space force,” the Holy... Read more

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By Elise Harris

During trial, former Vatican diplomat admits viewing child pornography

At the start of his Vatican City trial Friday, Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, a former diplomat for the Holy See,... Read more

Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes (C) and Catholic leaders attempt to stop attacks by riot police forces, June 21, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

'Not one more death' - Nicaraguan bishops appeal for peace

Amid continued unrest in Nicaragua, Church leaders traveled to the city of Masaya Thursday to pray and appeal for peace.  Read more

The Supreme Court Chamber in the Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Pa. court indefinitely blocks release of clergy sex abuse report

The release of a Grand Jury report detailing cases of clerical sex abuse in six of the eight Catholic dioceses... Read more