Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva of São José do Rio Preto resigned after a video of him exposing himself on an internet call went viral on social media Aug. 13.
Brazilian bishop resigns after inappropriate video goes viral
Chinese archbishop: Three stages to ‘drama’ involving church, communists
The ongoing “drama” between Chinese Catholics and the nation’s communist leaders has three stages, Archbishop Hon said at the 28th international conference of the U.S.-China Catholic Association, held at Jesuit-run Santa Clara University in California.
Bishops say U.S. government must urgently act to relocate fleeing Afghans
Saying that a humanitarian crisis is developing in Afghanistan, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees called on the U.S. government to “act with utmost urgency” to resettle thousands of Afghan citizens entering the country under special immigrant visas.
Vaccination is an act of love, pope says in ad campaign
When each individual makes a small act of charity, like getting the COVID-19 vaccine, every gesture added together can transform the world, Pope Francis said in a global ad campaign.
Special vespers, Mass help mark 200th year of nation’s first cathedral
Archbishop Carroll, a “realistic dreamer,” intended the new cathedral to be “a light to the nation, a light to the world,” Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said.
With Afghanistan collapse, war’s expense, human costs are lamented, derided
In a politically polarized society, it’s hard for opposites to agree on something, but in the case of the collapse of Afghanistan so soon after U.S. forces pulled out of the country, there’s agreement.
New head of Papal Foundation says its mission is to spread help, hope
The Papal Foundation funds not only human needs such as housing, safe water and sanitation but also the growth of the church in the form of new chapels, seminaries, schools, and aid to religious sisters and priests serving in underdeveloped lands, said its new executive director.
Back-to-school: Catholic schools lack uniform face mask policy
As Catholic schools are preparing for the new year, and many have already opened their doors, there is a broad range of face mask policies in effect — from none at all to strict requirements — as the nation battles another coronavirus surge.