Sisters sponsor refugees in multicultural town outside Montreal
In Bordeaux-Cartierville, the first stop for many immigrants and refugees after they arrive at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport, two sisters welcome, install, and help integrate new arrivals.
Francis, the comic strip
Francis, the comic strip: Francis acknowledges to Gabby that words can sometimes be used as weapons.
Pope Francis disappoints progressives. He will do so again.
Francis has reopened the windows that were closed by John Paul and Pope Benedict XVI, but the church is still an institution that will not change until there is global consensus for change.
Catholic Charities among agencies awaiting Supreme Court decision on homelessness
The Supreme Court will decide if cities can implement laws that punish people for sleeping outside. Bishops oppose the ban, and Catholic agencies serving homeless populations shared concerns about the ruling’s possible impact.
What does it sound like when whales pray?
If whales — and other nonhuman creatures by extension — might be capable of “hearing” diving revelation, then it follows that they, according to their own modality, might be capable of responding. This communication is what we call prayer.
Two-thirds of Baltimore’s Black Catholic parishes to close in reorganization plan
30 churches will shutter in the newly finalized plan, released on May 22 and sparking varied reactions from African Americans.
Diocese of Fresno to file for bankruptcy
Bishop Joseph V. Brennan said in a May 28 open letter that the Diocese of Fresno would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to address the substantial number of claims brought forth by victims collectively.”
Italian bishops ready to launch study of abuse cases reported to Vatican
The Italian bishops’ conference will “soon” begin a pilot program to research cases of alleged abuse against minors that were reported to diocesan authorities between 2001 and 2021, said the new president of the conference’s commission for the protection of minors.
Church calls for vote in polarized, violent Mexican election
<p>Barely eight days before Mexico was scheduled to head to the polls on June 2, the president of the Mexican bishops’ conference issued an urgent exhortation — for priests and bishops.</p><p>”I respectfully invite all of our country’s priests and bishops to respect the electoral laws and citizens’ free vote,” conference president Archbishop Rogelio López Cabrera of […]
Diocese of Greensburg asks police to investigate possible cover-up of staff criminal record
A Pennsylvania diocese has asked police to investigate after parish staff — overseen by a beloved pastor — possibly concealed a now-former employee’s criminal record, which includes a recent arrest on charges involving sexual offenses against a minor, as well as charges dating back to 2001-2002 for lewdness, indecent exposure and drug possession.