Bishop Kicanas recalls McCain’s legacy of service, bipartisanship
TUCSON (CNS) — Retired Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson praised Arizona Sen. John S. McCain, who died at age 81 of brain cancer Aug. 25, for his service to the nation.
Former nuncio’s claims should be ‘taken seriously,’ Bishop Olmsted says
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted issued a statement Aug. 27 asking that the questions raised by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former nuncio to the United States, in a letter published by two Catholic media outlets, “be taken seriously and his claims be investigated thoroughly.”
Former U.S. nuncio alleges broad cover-up of McCarrick’s misdeeds
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A former apostolic nuncio to the United States accused Church officials, including Pope Francis, of failing to act on accusations of abuse of conscience and power by now-Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick.
‘God saved my life through sports’ – Catholics prepare for Ironman race
DALLAS (CNA) — Competitors in an Ironman race swim 2.4 miles and bike 112 miles, and then run a marathon to complete more than 10 hours of racing that tests athletes’ highest levels of endurance. For some Catholics, preparing for an Ironman contest includes spiritual, as well as physical conditioning.
Former presidential candidate John McCain, who represented Arizona for 35 years, dies at 81
U.S. Senator John McCain from Arizona passed away earlier today, Aug. 25. The former 2008 Republican presidential nominee represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate since 1987.
Bishops nationwide reflect on ramifications of Pa. grand jury report
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Bishops across the United States are offering apologies to victims and renewed resolve to Catholics, in the wake of the Aug. 14 Pennsylvania grand jury report that detailed claims of sexual abuse of more than 1,000 children over 70 years in six dioceses in the state.
Film recalls Pope John Paul II’s 1979 visit to Ireland, plea for peace
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A new documentary, “John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace,” makes the case that the pope’s trip to Ireland in 1979 played a key role in ending the Troubles and bringing about peace in Northern Ireland.
What New Jersey bishops, now retired, knew about McCarrick settlements
WASHINGTON (CNS) — What became known following a New York Times investigation into two seminarians who said they had been abused by Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick is that settlements were reached with each man in the mid-2000s.
Supreme Knight calls for ‘full accounting of misdeeds’ that have led to scandal
WASHINGTON (CNS) — After years of Catholics having to confess their sins to the clergy, it is now time for priests and bishops “to come clean about what they have done and what they have failed to do,” the CEO of the Knights of Columbus said in a letter to his brother Knights and the organization’s chaplains.
Pope: God’s name is revealed through authentic faith, not hypocrisy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The power of God’s name is manifested in the lives of people who live their faith in an authentic way, while it is taken in vain by those who live in hypocrisy, Pope Francis said.
