Archive for March 5, 2018

St. Peter's Basilica. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican court charges former IOR president with embezzlement

A former president of the Institute of Religious Works - the so-called “Vatican Bank” - and his lawyer have been... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz March 5, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope, Austrian Chancellor discuss migration, nuclear disarmament

On Monday, Pope Francis and Europe's youngest political leader met at the Vatican, where they discussed an array of issues... Read more

Cardinal Donald Wuerl. ?w=200&h=150

Analysis: In new pastoral plan, Cardinal Wuerl shares a missionary mandate

Since the beginning of the debate on whether chapter eight of Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia permits the divorced and civilly... Read more

Irish minister Katherine Zappone. ?w=200&h=150

Irish official warns against LGBT exclusion at World Meeting of Families

Ahead of the upcoming World Meeting of Families in Ireland this August, a government minister has warned that the event... Read more

Cathedral of St. Mary in the Diocese of St. Cloud. ?w=200&h=150

St. Cloud is 4th Minnesota diocese to declare bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits

The Diocese of St. Cloud has announced that it will declare bankruptcy as it faces 74 civil claims alleging the... Read more

Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, meets with child abuse victims outside Rome's Hotel Quirinale, March 3, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Pell begins hearing in Australia over abuse charges

Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, arrived at a Melbourne court Monday to begin the first... Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

With today's deadline struck down by courts, what's next for DACA?

Although the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections did not expire on March 5, the passage of the original deadline... Read more

Demonstrators from Teens for Gun Reform, an organization of students in the Washington DC area created in the wake of February's school shooting in Parkland, Fla. ?w=200&h=150

Bishops call for ‘common-sense gun measures’ after Florida school shooting

In the aftermath of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. that killed 17... Read more