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Dallas bishop questions affidavit, says police raid was ‘traumatic’
Dallas police executed search warrants May 15, 2019, at three diocesan sites for files on five current or former priests whose names were on a list made public by Bishop Burns Jan. 31.
Christopher Leadership Award goes to CEO of Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Frank Siller is being recognized by "for the invaluable aid he brings to catastrophically injured veterans, first responders and Gold Star families" through the charity he co-founded with his five siblings in honor of their late brother Stephen, a New York City firefighter who was killed on 9/11.
‘No words to express our shame’: Polish bishops apologize for abuse
The Polish bishops' administrative council met in emergency session May 22 and later admitted the church failed to act against clerical sexual abuse. The meeting came amid outrage over a documentary that included drastic accounts of cover-up of clerical sex abuse in Poland.
Patients connect with Catholic medical professionals on internet site
MyCatholicDoctor.com is a nationwide virtual medical practice whose 40-plus medical professionals integrate Catholic spirituality into patient care.
Are 3 brothers ready to serve their country in the military? Yes, sir!
When the triplets Robert, Jim and Charlie Crossfield graduate from Archbishop Ryan this June, they will head to the U.S. Military Academy, the Naval Academy and Navy ROTC "to give back to hold up the Constitution."
Indian court to check if Mumbai prelates failed to take action on abuse
A court in western India has initiated an investigation into whether Cardinal Gracias and two of his auxiliary bishops failed to take action over the alleged sexual abuse of a minor.
Washington’s new archbishop urges renewed faith amid challenges
During his installation ceremony as the new archbishop of Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory acknowledged the struggles that have recently impacted the Catholic Church and urged Catholic leaders and laity not to lose faith.
Bishops express concern about nationalism as EU elections near
Catholic bishops across Europe encouraged their faithful to go to the polls in late May to elect members of the European Parliament who would promote unity and take seriously the power of the European Union to do good in the world.
Pope prays for Spanish missionary murdered in Central African Republic
The pope said he was saddened to hear of the brutal murder of Daughter of Jesus Sister Ines Nieves Sancho, a 77-year-old Spanish missionary who was killed May 20 outside her convent in Nola, Central African Republic.
Gang murder or environmental crime in killing of Salvadoran priest?
Many took to social media to denounce the May 18 killing of a Salvadoran priest while urging authorities to look at the crime as a possible retaliation for Father Cecilio Perez Cruz's criticism of the cutting of trees near the western town of Juayua.