October 26, 2019 Pope Francis proposes female deacons, married priests at Amazon synod Pope Francis, rounding out his synod of Amazonian clergy, announced Saturday that he would be reopening a commission to study the history of women as deacons in the early days of the Church.
October 16, 2019 Vatican launches 'Click to Pray eRosary' device In an effort to appeal to younger members of the Church, the Vatican released the “Click to Pray eRosary,” an app-driven device that can be worn as a bracelet.
October 8, 2019 De Blasio's wife angers Christians by passing on top choice for women's statue New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife is being accused of snubbing a Christian woman in the drive to create statues of women with historical significance to the city.
October 6, 2019 Catholic Church to debate married men becoming priests Pope Francis on Sunday convened a meeting of bishops to discuss a list of topics -- including whether the Catholic Church should ease its policy of celibacy for priests, a 1,000-year-old precedent that is expected to spark a heated debate between adherents of the tradition and proponents who’ve said ordaining married men would help solve the church’s clergy shortage.
October 2, 2019 New York archdiocese complying with sex abuse claims, year-long review shows New York's Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan can celebrate a bit of good news.
September 27, 2019 Federal judge rules in favor of Catholic adoption agency in religious liberty case against Michigan Faith-based adoption agencies won a landmark religious liberty case against the state of Michigan on Thursday after a federal judge ruled in their favor.
September 22, 2019 El Paso church arson attacks prompt FBI to offer $15G for information The FBI is offering $15,000 in rewards for information leading to the culprits behind a series of arson attacks on three Catholic churches predominantly serving Hispanics and migrants in El Paso, Texas.
September 14, 2019 Former New Mexico priest, 81, sentenced to 30 years for sex abuse of altar boy A former Roman Catholic priest who fled the country decades ago was sentenced Friday in New Mexico to 30 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of sexually abusing an altar boy at a veterans' cemetery and military base.
September 13, 2019 Missouri AG refers 12 former Catholic priests for potential prosecution after abuse probe Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Friday that his office had referred 12 former Roman Catholic priests for possible criminal prosecution following a 13-month probe of how diocesan leaders handled allegations of child abuse.
September 11, 2019 Archbishop of Canterbury expresses 'profound shame' for British massacre in India The Church of England's Archbishop of Canterbury apologized in a public way --falling down on the floor --for the "terrible atrocity" by British colonial forces 100 years ago in a massacre of hundreds of Indians peacefully demonstrating for independence.