Hong Kong cardinal says current bishop in an ‘impossible situation’
- Jul 3, 2020
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Federal executions in Indiana said to ‘add violence on top of violence’
- Jul 1, 2020
A Department of Justice announcement in mid-June that it would resume federal executions beginning at a federal prison within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis drew words of remorse and prayers from Catholic leaders for the crime victims of as well as for the inmates slated to die.
Court says tax credit program can’t exclude religious schools
- Jun 30, 2020
In a 5-4 ruling June 30, the Supreme Court said the exclusion of religious schools in Montana’s state scholarship aid program violated the federal Constitution.
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion law
- Jun 29, 2020
In a 5-4 decision June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana law requiring that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals could not stand.
Directory called ‘fresh, focused tool’ that will ‘enhance’ evangelization
- Jun 28, 2020
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis welcomed the Vatican’s updated “Directory for Catechesis,” saying it is exciting to have “a fresh and focused tool to enhance our evangelization efforts in catechesis.”
U.S. Catholic bishops: Clergy sex abuse claims tripled in 2019
- Jun 26, 2020
U.S. Catholic bishops said Thursday that the church tallied 4,434 sex abuse allegations against clergy in the 2018-19 audit year, triple the number seen the previous year, with much of the increase stemming from a wave of lawsuits and claims by survivors of decades-old molestation.
Bishops urge Congress to address better police training, accountability
- Jun 25, 2020
The chairmen of three U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees have called for “better practices for formation and accountability for police” in a joint letter to all members of Congress.
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