Archive for September 4, 2019
Hong Kong auxiliary bishop calls for ‘Friday fasting’ amid ongoing protests
As widespread protests continue in Hong Kong, a local bishop is urging people to pray and fast for peace, while... Read more
McCarrick created 'culture of fear and intimidation,' Seton Hall review finds
Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick created a “culture of fear and intimidation” at the Seton Hall University seminary, according to... Read more
'This could be the end for me,' Buffalo bishop says in taped conversation
Recordings of private conversations appear to show that Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo believed sexual harassment accusations made against a diocesan... Read more
Pope Francis arrives in Mozambique for 3-nation trip
Pope Francis arrived in Maputo, Mozambique on Wednesday, kicking off a Sept. 4-10 trip to sub-Saharan Africa. The pope was... Read more
Medical groups support North Carolina's 20-week abortion limit
Four non-profit medical groups have filed a brief with a federal appeals court in support of a 20-week abortion limit... Read more
Lawyers' group hesitant about Australia's religious discrimination bill
The president of the Law Council of Australia signalled dissatisfaction with the government's religious discrimination bill Wednesday. Among his concerns... Read more
HHS announces $2 billion to fight opioid addiction
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday it will send almost $2 billion in grant funding to the states to fight the... Read more
Thousands participate in Costa Rican pro-life march
Thousands participated in Saturday's March for Life in the Costa Rican capital, urging that the president not sign a technical... Read more
Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, who oversaw the Jubilee Year 2000, dies at 96
French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, a frequent collaborator of Pope St. John Paul II, has died at 96. Read more
Colombian bishop decries assassination of mayoral candidate
The secretary general of the Colombian bishops' conference has deplored the assassination of Karina García, a mayoral candidate in the... Read more
Cardinal Tobin blesses immigration protest
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the Archbishop of Newark, blessed a group of protesters on Wednesday, as a they demonstrated in front... Read more
Student leader: Withdrawal of Hong Kong extradition bill not enough to quell protests
Despite Hong Kong’s chief executive announcing that she will withdraw a controversial extradition bill, protests are continuing, with demonstrators demanding... Read more
Paglia responds to controversy at JPII Institute
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, grand chancellor of Rome’s Pontifical Institute John Paul II, has responded to controversy over a plan to... Read more
Burke and Brandmüller say Amazon synod challenges deposit of faith
Two cardinals have sent letters to fellow members of the College of Cardinals, raising concerns about the working document for... Read more
