Archive for February 18, 2019

Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family, Washington, D.C. ?w=200&h=150

New archbishop announced for Ukrainian archeparchy in US

The Vatican announced on Monday that Bishop Boris Gudziak has been named as the new Archbishop of the Ukrainian Archeparchy... Read more

Cardinal Blase Cupich at a Vatican press conference ahead of the meeting of the heads of the world's bishops' conferences. Feb. 18, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Ahead of summit, Cupich discusses sex abuse, homosexuality, priestly formation

Cardinal Blase Cupich said Monday that this week’s Vatican sex abuse summit needs to be focused on the protection of... Read more

Bishops at the 2015 Synod on the Family in Rome. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

A look ahead at this week's Vatican sex abuse meeting

The Vatican has released the schedule, speakers, and a new website for this week’s much-anticipated sex abuse summit, which will... Read more

Customs and Border Protection Revenue Division. ?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Emergency declaration raises new questions about Texas border chapel

President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the southern border has again raised the possibility of a barrier... Read more

Cardinal Luis Tagle visits Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh, Dec. 3, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

Report: Children living in the shadow of war

A new report commissioned by an international children’s charity has revealed that 420 million children, or nearly one in five... Read more

Holy Spirit stained glass in St. Peter's Basilica. ?w=200&h=150

Canonization causes open for Italian mother, religious sister

The Vatican has announced the opening of canonization causes for two contemporary women, both of whom died in the 21st... Read more

October 3, 2018 - Vatican City: The 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. ?w=200&h=150

By Ed Condon

Analysis: What can the Vatican sex abuse summit deliver?

The wider purpose of the three-day meeting is to impress the seriousness of the child abuse crisis on bishops from... Read more

Ernesto Cardenal. ?w=200&h=150

Vatican restores priestly faculties to Ernesto Cardenal

Pope Francis has restored priestly faculties to 94-year-old Fr. Ernesto Cardenal, who had been suspended a divinas in 1984 for... Read more