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‘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.
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.
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.
As migrants continue streaming into Mexico, donor fatigue sets in
Donor fatigue has set in here in Mexico's poorest state, where priests say people initially responded to images of impoverished migrants fleeing their countries, but became jaded as the caravans keep coming.
Foreign spouses of West Bank residents in constant state of limbo
An estimated 25,000 foreign spouses remain in the Palestinian territories with only a tourist visa, are denied any normalized status and have family unification requests pending.
People-to-people diplomacy suggested to ease U.S.-Iran tensions
A Mennonite member of a Catholic peace group called for an exchange of doctors, educators, historians and religious leaders who could return to their U.S. and Iranian homelands to share what they have learned.
CELAM presidents voice support for pope, pledge to fight regional crisis
Presidents of the 22 Latin American and Caribbean bishops' conferences have expressed their support for Pope Francis and their commitment to address the region's challenges through pastoral work.
Vatican officials support continued care of man in vegetative state
The cardinal and archbishop issued a statement May 21 regarding the case of Vincent Lambert, a 42-year-old French man who has been in a vegetative state since being involved in a motorcycle accident in 2008.