Priests join emergency response to catastrophic flooding in Germany
Aid efforts were running in high gear after torrential rains in Germany toppled buildings, washed away vehicles and left at least 100 people dead. Tens of thousands are without electricity.
Authority in a wounded church: Leaders see ‘synodality’ as way forward
The clerical sexual abuse crisis has made the need for conversion painfully obvious and led to a reckoning with the use of power in the church through synod processes in several countries.
Installation of Wilmington’s new bishop begins ‘new era’ for diocese
More than 900 people witnessed the July 13 ordination of Bishop William Koenig as the new shepherd of the Diocese of Wilmington, which serves all of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore. The episcopal ordination was the first in the diocese since 1897.
Experts in U.S. fear Cuba is preparing a harsh response to recent protests
Rare demonstrations sparked by COVID and poverty could incur a forceful reaction from the communist regime, say theologians and academics.
Congolese cardinal, peace activist and biblical scholar, dies at 81
Congolese Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, retired archbishop of Kinshasa, passed away July 11 near Paris where he had been rushed five days earlier for medical care.
N.J. cardinal asks Catholics to sign petition to Congress on Hyde Amendment
Taxpayer-funded abortion "represents a failure to recognize the sanctity of human life," said Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark to parishioners, seeking their help to retain the long-standing bipartisan prohibition in the federal budget.
Gomez: On July 4, let’s also honor missionaries’ role in nation’s founding
Through their service, sacrifice and imperfections, those who brought the Gospel here offer "a deeper perspective" on race and group identity, while highlighting the work yet to be done, said Archbishop José H. Gomez.
Vatican indicts Cardinal Becciu, former officials involved in London deal
The unprecedented move was announced July 3 after a failed property investment led to charges of embezzlement, money laundering and abuse of office. The trial is expected to begin July 27.
The power and beauty of analog human compassion
Medical technologies "are wonderful products of a God-given human creativity," but they are no substitute for the loving, human care of nurses, which Brett Robinson saw recently in a hospital.
Faith leaders call for reforms ensuring workers’ right to unionize
A group of 400 advocates seeks passage of a bill currently in Congress that would be the most significant overhaul of labor law in decades. A priest organizer said the bill is "consistent with the teaching of the church."