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After an investigation into Father Kevin McDonough’s work addressing clergy sex abuse allegations in the archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for nearly two decades, a review board has recommended that some of his actions as vicar general should bar him from leadership roles in the archdiocese, but that he is considered fit for his current parish ministry assignment.

After hearing the story of a Salvadoran immigrant and her plight to leave her home country, bishops from the U.S., Central America and Mexico meeting in Mundelein June 2 turned to a camera facing a woman identified as Maria Antonia.

A failure to act in protecting creation now will have dire consequences for the planet and for future generations, Pope Francis said.

The 34 nominees for Catholic Extension's 2021-2022 annual Lumen Christi Award are "as varied as the Church itself and have shown great resolve during this most difficult year," said the Chicago-based organization.

Put simply, my need to know the truth is why I’m Catholic. To be clear, I don’t mean secular truth — I needed to know which Christian communion had the fullness of truth I longed to embrace.

Father Christopher Collins will serve as vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul beginning July 1. The 49-year-old Jesuit priest, who attended UST in the early ’90s, replaces Father Larry Snyder, who is retiring from the position after assuming it in 2015.

The United States added Vatican City State to its list of countries that conform to international standards regarding the verification of the identity of persons conducting financial transactions through its institutions, including the so-called Vatican bank.

The bishops of the province of Baltimore and the Archdiocese of Washington announced June 2 they would be lifting the dispensation of the Sunday and holy day Mass obligation that was granted at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.