Pope revises Catechism to say death penalty is ‘inadmissible’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Building on the development of Catholic Church teaching against capital punishment, Pope Francis has ordered a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to assert “the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person” and to commit the Church to working toward its abolition worldwide.
Pope Francis Names Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted As Apostolic Administrator of the Byzantine Eparchy...
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has appointed the Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted as the Apostolic Administrator Sede Plena of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine...
Many urge more accountability by church after abuse revelations
"We can — and I am confident that we will — strengthen the rules and regulations and sanctions against any trying to fly under the radar or to 'get away with' such evil and destructive behaviors," said Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of Albany, New York, in a July 27 letter to clergy in his diocese.
Profiles in Mission: Jeff Glenn
Growing up Methodist, I had no experience with Catholic schools (I went through RCIA in 1984 at the Newman Center at ASU when a student).
Parents hope faithful see education as investment to make ‘Together’
Arizona’s students spend 180 days in the classroom. For private school parents, financing their ticket in, so to speak, can feel like a 365-day affair.
Pope accepts Cardinal McCarrick’s resignation as cardinal
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the College of Cardinals of Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, and has ordered him to maintain “a life of prayer and penance” until a canonical trial examines accusations that he sexually abused minors.
Blue Ribbon award contributes to enrollment gain — Other schools still have seats
Most schools resume during the first full week in August.
Birth of an encyclical: Priest documents preparation of ‘Humanae Vitae’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Documents in the Vatican Secret Archives and the archives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prove it was a “myth” that Blessed Paul VI largely set out on his own in writing “Humanae Vitae,” the 1968 encyclical on married love and the regulation of births.
Rome Diocese opens sainthood process for young Italian mother
ROME (CNS) — The Diocese of Rome formally opened the sainthood process for a young Italian wife and mother who avoided inducing a premature birth and invasive treatment for cancer while she was pregnant.
‘Humanae Vitae’ at 50 and the legacy of soon-to-be St. Paul VI
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Fifty years ago, an encyclical was released affirming a long-held teaching of the Catholic Church, yet it became one of the most controversial encyclicals in recent Church history.
