Archive for August 24, 2018
Faith, life and learning: Catholics in Arkansas get a new high school
Northwest Arkansas has its first independent Catholic school with the Aug. 16 opening of Ozark Catholic Academy. Read more
'God saved my life through sports' - Catholics prepare for Ironman race
Competitors in an Ironman race swim 2.4 miles and bike 112 miles, and then run a marathon to complete more... Read more
Questions raised about McElroy's response to 2016 McCarrick allegations
The Bishop of San Diego has explained why he did not respond to a 2016 letter alleging sexual misconduct on... Read more
Dublin archbishop sorrowed by clerical abuse
Amid clerical sexual abuse scandals in Ireland, Chile, Australia, and the US, the Archbishop of Dublin lamented the scale of... Read more
Write ‘zero-tolerance’ into canon law says abuse survivor
Canon law should be re-written to institute a global zero-tolerance policy against priests who commit sexual abuse, a clerical abuse... Read more
For Cardinal Farrell, the best argument for the family is a lived witness
A lived witness of Christian marriage and family can be the best counter to secular scepticism about the value of... Read more
Cardinal recounts heroic hope of families facing atrocities in Syria
In a keynote address at the World Meeting of Families on Friday, Cardinal Mario Zenari outlined the atrocities lived by... Read more
Catholic sisters host trivia night to support elderly religious
As part of a fundraiser to support elderly religious, Philadelphia sisters are challenging area Catholics to a battle of wits. Read more
Senate amendment to defund Planned Parenthood fails
The Senate on Thursday rejected a measure that would have blocked federal government funding to Planned Parenthood. The amendment, proposed... Read more
A year after fleeing Burma, Rohingya refugees face uncertain future
One year after the Burmese government launched a brutal campaign of violence against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, human rights... Read more
Who might follow Cardinal Wuerl in DC?
In the ten days since the publication of an Aug. 14 Pennsylvania grand jury report on clerical sexual abuse, newspapers... Read more
