Archive for February 11, 2019

Church of San Gregorio Armeno in Naples, Italy, ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis to discuss 'Veritatis Gaudium' in Naples

The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis will travel to Naples in June to discuss the impact of the apostolic... Read more

Rep. Walter Jones. Official government photo.?w=200&h=150

Catholic convert, anti-war Congressman Walter Jones dies at 76

Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), who represented North Carolina for 12 terms in the House of Representatives, passed away on Sunday... Read more

Members of a Venezuelan delegation sent by Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to meet with Italy's Interior Minister pose in Rome, Feb. 11, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Holy See receives Venezuelan opposition delegation

The Vatican Secretariat of State received Monday a delegation from Venezuela affiliated with opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has been... Read more

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signs the Reproductive Health Act during a ceremony at the New York State Capitol in Albany, Jan. 22, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Prosecutor drops abortion charge against alleged murderer after NY abortion law

The district attorney for Queens County, New York, has reportedly dropped an unlawful abortion charge against a man accused of... Read more

New Jersey state capitol building in Trenton. Paul Brady Photography / Shutterstock?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Assisted suicide bill advances in New Jersey

New Jersey may become the next state to approve of physician-assisted suicide after the president of the state’s Senate replaced... Read more

Mexico City cathedral. ?w=200&h=150

Archbishop: 152 priests in Mexico removed for abuse in last 9 years

Over the past nine years, 152 priests in Mexico have been removed from ministry for sexual abuse of youth or... Read more

Cardinal Francis Spellman of New York, 1946. Photo courtesy of the Dutch National Archives. (CCO 1.0)?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

NY archdiocese responds to Cardinal Spellman groping allegation

The Archdiocese of New York has said it had only recently learned of an allegation that the deeply influential Cardinal... Read more