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Bishops hope renewed spirit of holiness emerges from January retreat
The U.S. bishops will start 2019 with a spiritual retreat Jan. 2-8 at Mundelein to pray and reflect on the important matters facing the Catholic Church such as the abuse crisis.
In letter, Archbishop Gomez said bishop’s retirement meant for healing
Citing health and other personal reasons, Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar, 69, said he offered his retirement to Pope Francis for "the good of the church."
Illinois attorney general releases report on clergy sex abuse
UPDATED - A report by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan shows clergy sexual abuse of minors in the state to be "significantly more extensive" than what the state's dioceses had previously reported.
Outside experts named to run Pittsburgh Diocese’s survivors fund
Bishop David Zubik announced a new independent reconciliation and compensation program that will be administered by the team working on similar programs in the dioceses of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Acknowledging abuse victims, Omaha posts names of 38 clergy abusers
The Archdiocese of Omaha's list includes 24 priests of the archdiocese, 10 from other states, countries or religious orders, and four deacons. Some reported incidents date back to 1956.
U.S. bishops, others mourn death of Guatemalan girl near border
UPDATED - Three U.S. Catholic bishops Dec. 18 joined their voices in mourning the death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl shortly after she crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with her father and they turned themselves in to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking asylum.
Annual ‘9 Days for Life’ prayer, action campaign takes place Jan. 14-22
The "9 Days" observance leads up to the annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Jan. 22, the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton that legalized abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
Salt Lake City Diocese hopes list will ‘shed light’ on abuse claims
The statewide diocese in Utah has posted on its website the complete list of more than a dozen priests against whom credible allegations of sexual abuse involving minors have been reported since 1950.
Catholic Extension honors nun for showing how faith transforms lives
Sister Marie-Paule Willem received the Catholic Extension's 2018-2019 Lumen Christi Award for her lifetime of missionary work during a celebration Dec. 12 at San Jose Mission Church in Las Cruces.
Los Angeles auxiliary bishop, accused of abuse, resigns
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar, 69, after the archdiocese restricted his ministry because of an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor in the 1990s.