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Polish sex abuse victims meet Pope Francis, release abuse report
A Polish delegation of sex abuse victims and advocates met Pope Francis Wednesday, and presented the pope with a report... Read more
Covington Catholic student sues Washington Post over Nathan Phillips story
Attorneys for Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann announced they filed a $250 million dollar lawsuit against the Washington... Read more
Francis opens abuse summit with call for 'concrete measures'
At the start of the Vatican’s sex abuse summit Thursday, Pope Francis pointed to expectations for the meeting to produce... Read more
Nigerian Catholics brave persecution to remain steadfast in faith
Despite the constant threat of violence from Boko Haram terrorists, Catholics in Nigeria remain faithful to the Gospel, trusting God... Read more
Augustus Tolton one step closer to being first black American saint
A Vatican committee has unanimously voted to send the sainthood cause of Father Augustus Tolton, a former runaway slave and... Read more
Ohio doctor under investigation after dozens of patient overdose deaths
A doctor at a Catholic health system in Ohio has been fired after being accused of prescribing excessive doses of... Read more
In private meeting, victims tell leaders of abuse summit: 'We want action'
About a dozen victims of clergy sexual abuse met Wednesday with the organizing committee of the Vatican sex abuse summit,... Read more
Hoya no more: Georgetown rescinds McCarrick's honorary degree
Georgetown University announced on Tuesday that it would rescind the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters the school conferred on disgraced... Read more
There are alternatives to abortion, says Archdiocese of New York
After a January law expanded abortion protections in New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York City has reaffirmed the... Read more
Colorado's Catholic bishops will open abuse records for review
An agreement between Colorado’s attorney general and the state’s Catholic bishops aims to investigate clergy sex abuse of minors in... Read more
Notre Dame rescinds McCarrick's honorary degree
The University of Notre Dame has rescinded the honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree it conferred on former Cardinal Theodore... Read more
Why the USCCB is speaking out against payday loan rule rollbacks
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Feb. 14 officially proposed to rescind a rule to protect borrowers from predatory lending,... Read more
Philadelphia archdiocese has authorized $8.4 million to abuse victims
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has so far authorized more than $8.4 million in compensation to survivors of child sexual abuse... Read more
Supreme Court overturns death penalty for man with intellectual disability
In a ruling released Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the death penalty sentence of a Texas inmate whom... Read more
Assisted suicide threatens the entire medical profession, Maryland doctor warns
Assisted suicide contradicts the foundations of medical ethics, violates the basic standards of medical care, and threatens people who most... Read more
Bishops ask Supreme Court to hear case on racism in death sentencing
Three U.S. bishops have called on the Supreme Court to take up the case of a death row inmate in... Read more
With Nigerian elections postponed, Catholic leaders stress peace
Catholic leaders have voiced disappointment at a last-minute delay in Nigerian elections, but called for Christians to remain peaceful and... Read more
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
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
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
