Cardinal Cupich asks for new structure to ensure bishops’ accountability
The Catholic Church needs "new legal structures of accountability" for bishops accused of sexual abuse or of negligence in handling abuse allegations, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago told the Vatican summit on safeguarding.
Sister recalls vaudeville days and her family as ‘Nine Dancing Donahues’
This sister speaks of her childhood as a saint would: "We were just ordinary people trying to do extraordinary things."
Cardinal Dolan: Broad criticism of NYPD unfairly tarnishes police officers
Utilizing personal stories from his interactions with the New York Police Department, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said in a newspaper column that the city's police officers deserve better treatment and broad support on the job.
Harming a child must be ‘line in the sand’ for removal, cardinal says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For the Catholic Church, there is a “line in the sand,” which can never be crossed, and that is to not allow anyone who harms or would harm a child to exercise public ministry, said Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston.
Pope declares special Sunday each year dedicated to word of God
With this apostolic letter, the pope "invites us to hold the word of God in our hands every day as much as possible so that it becomes our prayer" and a greater part of one's lived experience, he said.
‘A victory for women is a victory for humanity,’ pope says on Marian feast
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The world will not know peace unless there is an end to violence against women, the exploitation of their bodies and the denial of their dignity, Pope Francis said on the feast of Mary, Mother of God.
God’s word brings light to life’s dark corners, pope says at Mass
Jesus enters the human heart the same way He passed through Galilee: to heal and call people to follow Him.
Solutions to save, protect forests needed ‘without delay,’ says Vatican Secretary of State
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) — At a time of increasing urbanization, the “irreplaceable importance” of forests is being “taken for granted and underestimated,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, Sept. 23 at a high-level meeting at the United Nations.
Protocol approved on restrictions on bishops facing claim of abuse
It would enable bishops to apply restrictions in the life and ministry of retired bishops accused of sexual abuse or who failed to take necessary measures to prevent abuse.
Mission is to make disciples for Christ, not for one’s group, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Every Christian is called to be a missionary, sharing the good news of salvation in Christ and making disciples for Him, not for oneself or one’s clique of like-minded believers, Pope Francis said.
