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Catholic death penalty opponents praise pope’s catechism revision
UPDATED - The Aug. 2 announcement that Pope Francis had ordered a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church calling the death penalty "inadmissible" was praised by Catholic death penalty opponents in the U.S.
Learning, leadership, sacredness all part of Catholic Daughters convention
The Catholic Daughters were formed in 1903 and now have 66,000 dues-paying members in 1,150 courts (local chapters) in 45 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Peru and Kenya.
Archbishop McCarrick allegations put ‘public inquiry’ on all bishops
Bishop Doherty, who also is chair of the U.S. bishops' child and youth protection committee, says the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will have responses to Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick reports and a soon-to-be released grand jury report in Pennsylvania.
Indian Catholic leaders doubt death penalty will deter child rapists
The new law increases the punishment for rape of women to 10 years of imprisonment. Those convicted of gang rape of girls younger than 12 either will be executed or jailed for life. Those convicted of gang rape of girls younger than 16 will be jailed for life.
Pope tells young Jesuits to be courageous, prayerful, creative
The pope met Aug. 1 with about two dozen European Jesuits currently involved in the order's formation process.
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