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Vigano, spokesmen dispute facts of contested pope meeting in Washington
Days after he called on Pope Francis to resign, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano provided his version of a meeting that, in the minds of many, changed the overall narrative of Pope Francis' visit to the United States in 2015.
Deacon Brouycie Isley of St. Helena parish dies at 69
Once a petty criminal, the Catholic convert and deacon faithfully served at parishes in the Germantown and Olney sections of Philadelphia, detailing his remarkable transformation in a 2007 memoir.
Former nuncio now says sanctions against McCarrick were ‘private’
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the former Vatican rep to the U.S. who called on Pope Francis to resign for allegedly lifting sanctions placed on Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, now says that neither he nor Pope Benedict XVI was able to enforce them.
Worldly mentality leads to pride, gossip, pope says at morning Mass
In his homily during morning Mass Sept. 4, the pope said that the hearts of men and women are like "a battlefield" where the spirit of God and the spirit of the world "fight each other."
Archbishop Chaput to pope: Cancel youth synod, meet about bishops
Archbishop Charles Chaput wrote to the pope asking him to cancel the synod of bishops in Rome on the concerns of young people in the church, set for this October, and instead plan for a "synod on the life of bishops."
Dallas bishop asks pope to convene synod to discuss clergy abuse
Bishop Edward J. Burns has asked Pope Francis for an extraordinary synod to address issues in the latest Catholic clergy sex abuse crisis, including "abuse of power, clericalism, accountability and the understanding of transparency in the church."
Another study puts Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria deaths in the thousands
Few believed the initial official figures that said 64 people died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria in September 2017, a stunningly low statistic that officials released shortly after what is considered one of the island's worst natural disasters on record.
International religious freedom report cites 28 nations falling short
The report included seven recommendations for the Trump administration, and eight for Congress, to more fully advocate for religious freedom worldwide.
Some Kenyan priests leave to marry, continue service in breakaway church
When the Rev. Peter Njogu was ordained a Catholic priest in 1989, he had made up his mind to be celibate for the rest of his life and serve God. But little did he know that 13 years later, all of that would change.
Top Pa. senator opts for victims’ fund over remedy for sex abuse suits
Pennsylvania's Catholic dioceses should set up a fund to compensate survivors of clergy sexual abuse in lieu of the state lifting the statutes of limitation on lawsuits, said state Sen. Joseph Scarnati, to which the dioceses agreed.