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Archbishop Hebda applauds Trump’s action to end family separation at border
Archbishop Bernard Hebda said he is “pleased President Trump has committed to executive action to end the family separations happening at the U.S.-Mexico border” June 20 following the presidential administration announcement of the decision.
Trump signs executive order stopping family separation policy
President Donald Trump signed an executive order June 20 that halts his administration’s family separation policy for families who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
Uptick in abuse claims likely after high-profile case brought to light
An increase in calls to dioceses to report claims of clergy sexual abuse has happened before, and is likely to happen again in the wake of the credible claim lodged against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, according to the head of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection.
With books and news, 101-year-old nun aimed to stay ‘interested’
Getting enough sleep is important at age 101, but on a Monday this spring, Sister Marguerite Turgeon stayed up till 11 p.m.
Panel: Democrats face challenges engaging faith voters
When Cecil Roberts was growing up in coal country in West Virginia in the 1960s, he said you could always count on seeing the images of three men on the walls of coal company houses.
Out of this world: Vatican’s care for creation includes final frontier
No periphery is far enough away to escape a pope’s purview. Not even outer space.
Women faith leaders at rally denounce separation of families at border
About 200 people gathered outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington at a rally to protest the Trump administration’s policy of separating families crossing the U.S.-Mexico border June 19.
Abuse allegation against Cardinal McCarrick found credible
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, said June 20 he will no longer exercise any public ministry “in obedience” to the Vatican after an allegation he abused a teenager 47 years ago was found credible.
World Meeting of Families to feature Father James Martin as keynoter
The issue of LGBT families has dogged the ninth World Meeting of Families since it was revealed that an image of a gay couple was edited for a preparatory booklet, and Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell’s comments on gay families were deleted from a video.
Pope advances sainthood cause for Mexican mother, Argentine martyrs
Pope Francis issued decrees advancing the sainthood cause of four candidates, including a widowed mother of nine from Mexico, who founded groups for laypeople as well as two religious congregations.
East European church leaders fret about same-sex marriage ruling
Catholic leaders in central Europe vowed to uphold church teachings on marriage after Europe’s highest court ruled same-sex married couples should have residence rights in all countries.
Papal trip to Geneva marks ‘new spring’ in ecumenism
Pope Francis’ one-day pilgrimage to Geneva will mark another major ecumenical moment in his papacy.
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