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After probe is announced, bishop says he wants his ‘good name cleared’
As the Archdiocese of New York opened an investigation, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn denied accusations that he had abused a child decades ago while serving as a priest in New Jersey.
U.S. bishops’ pro-life chairman asks Catholics to serve mothers in need
The nation's Catholic bishops are being asked to invite the parishes in their dioceses to join a nationwide, yearlong effort called "Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service," beginning March 25.
Bishops’ visit to Rome renews sense of unity, mission, archbishop says
At a Jan. 21 Mass, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City said that "ad limina" meetings with the pope and Vatican officials helped him and fellow prelates rededicate themselves to bringing the Gospel to the world.
Development for all is a moral duty, pope tells leaders at Davos
In a Jan. 21 message to participants in the World Economic Forum, Pope Francis said that the human person, "rather than the mere pursuit of power or profit," must be "at the very center of public policy."
Bishop Strickland says he asked pope about McCarrick report
During a Jan. 20 audience with Pope Francis, the Texas prelate followed up on the Vatican investigation into the former cardinal and how he managed to rise through the church ranks, despite longstanding allegations of abuse.
Supreme Court to reexamine contraceptive mandate for religious employers
The U.S. bishops have urged the justices to clarify the court's interpretation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and to avoid reducing " one of America’s leading civil rights laws to virtual impotence."
Dr. King lived out baptismal call, says Black Catholic leader
Capuchin Father Richard Owens, director of the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholics, said that the slain civil rights activist "testified to what it really means to be a disciple of Christ.”
After 34 years, still much to learn from Dr. King to heal racial divide
At a Jan. 20 interfaith gathering hosted by the archdiocese, participants stressed that the nation still has a long way to go in ending discrimination and inequality.
Sister Marian Frantz, teacher and leader, dies at 84
In her 66 years of service with the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Sister Marian was a longtime teacher and represented women religious in two dioceses.
Regina Luminis offers parents guide to classical education
The Catholic classical school will host a Classical Night on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the Berwyn campus featuring presentations by six faculty members in their area of study.