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Pope revises catechism to say death penalty is ‘inadmissible’
Pope Francis has ordered a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to assert "the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person" and to commit the church to working toward its abolition worldwide.
LCWR expresses ‘profound sadness’ over AP story on abuse of nuns globally
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious issued a statement in response to an Associated Press story describing rape and abuse of nuns by priests worldwide.
Food for Poor appeals attorney general’s order on donation percentages
Attorney General Xavier Becerra has ordered Food for the Poor to "cease and desist" from using a statement about the percentage of donations that go to direct aid. Becerra has called the statement "unfair and deceptive."
Bishop Olmsted named apostolic administrator of Eastern-rite eparchy
Latin-rite Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix has been appointed apostolic administrator of a Byzantine Ruthenian eparchy also based in Phoenix, the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy.
Cardinal Wuerl: Next steps in wake of Archbishop McCarrick allegations
The archdiocesan newspaper of Washington published an interview with Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl about the next steps for the archdiocese in light of the sexual abuse allegations made against Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick
Chicago-area priest injured in Mexico plane crash
A priest from the Chicago area who was on board an Aeromexico flight that crashed in the Mexican state of Durango July 31 sustained injuries but was "alert and resting."
Nuba church ‘a sign of hope’ after staying through difficult times
The Nuba Mountains region in southern Sudan is a land the world has largely forgotten, except for the Catholic Church, which for more than three decades has stood with the people as they endured hunger, bombing and neglect.
Women making a difference in Nuba Mountains with Catholic Church’s help
For the past seven years Toma Konyono's voice has been heard throughout the Nuba Mountains on Voice of Peace, a radio station in Gidel sponsored by the Catholic Church.
DiNardo: Church must address its leaders’ ‘moral failures of judgment’
The accusations against Archbishop McCarrick, a former cardinal and retired archbishop of Washington, "reveal a grievous moral failure within the church," said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston.
Gainer: Names of former Harrisburg bishops will be removed from buildings
UPDATED - Harrisburg Bishop Ronald W. Gainer Aug. 1 released information from the diocese's own internal investigation on child sex abuse, including a list of the names of 71 clergy, both dead and alive, accused of abuse.