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June 28, 2019

Catholic bishops get blowback for statement on Trump's deportation threat

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops put out a statement last Saturday after Trump said he would delay the deportation by two weeks to give Congress time to act.

June 28, 2019

Texas bishop escorts Central American migrants across border bridge in protest of US policy

A Roman Catholic bishop in Texas escorted Central American migrants back and forth across a U.S.-Mexico border bridge Thursday as part of a protest against conditions migrants face as they wait for asylum claims to be processed on both sides of the span.   

June 13, 2019

Catholic bishops vote to create new sex-abuse reporting hotline

U.S. Catholic bishops voted on Wednesday to create a new national sex-abuse hotline run by an independent entity. The move marks one of the church’s most notable steps in confronting its sex-abuse crisis.

June 13, 2019

Pope lashes out at blogging ambassadors, demands obedience

Pope Francis has demanded obedience from Vatican ambassadors and reminded them of their duties before him, God and the faithful after years of scandal have tarnished the reputation of the Holy See's diplomatic corps.

June 13, 2019

US’ first black priest, an ex-slave, may be on his way to sainthood

Pope Francis on Wednesday deemed the first known black Roman Catholic priest in the United States to be "venerable," positioning the former slave for possible sainthood.

June 10, 2019

Jonathan Morris: My decision to leave the Catholic priesthood

Last month I announced on my social media that I had decided to ask the Holy Father, Pope Francis, to release me from the duties and responsibilities of the clerical state (priestly vows).  

June 7, 2019

Illinois bishop: No communion for lawmakers who backed ‘abominable’ abortion bill

An Illinois bishop who calls the abortion bill passed in the state legislature "extreme" issued a decree that no lawmakers who supported it will be able to receive communion for "promoting the abominable crime and very grave sin of abortion."

June 6, 2019

Priest gets backlash for telling 'ladies' to dress modestly at Mass to protect the 'purity of men'

A priest thought he was preaching to the choir Monday when he said women should dress modestly to protect the "purity of men at holy Mass." Twitter didn't see it that way.

June 6, 2019

From slums to sainthood: Vatican names Filipino boy who died at 17 'Servant of God'

Darwin Ramos, a Filipino former street child who died in 2012 due to a serious degenerative disease, is on his way to sainthood.

June 5, 2019

Pope Francis made this big change to Lord's Prayer

Pope Francis officially approved a change to the most famous prayer in Christianity.