After a night of protests and vandalism April 11 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, following the police shooting of Daunte Wright, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis urged prayers for justice and peace.
Archbishop Hebda encourages prayers, peace after fatal police shooting
Pope accepts resignation of bishop of Crookston Diocese
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner, 71, who has headed the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, since 2007.
San Francisco archbishop leads prayers for unity, end to ‘virus’ of racism
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone led a prayer service for unity, healing and peace due to a rise in racial violence April 10.
Cupich: 30 years ago Cardinal Bernardin developed plan to address abuse
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Chicago’s current cardinal-archbishop, said in an April 9, 2021, address for an international symposium on clergy sex abuse.
NCEA convention highlights Catholic educators in challenging pandemic year
The annual gathering of Catholic educators from around the country April 6-8 was in many ways a tribute to how they have done their jobs this past year amid COVID-19.
Kenyan bishops urge government to keep refugee camps for now
Catholic bishops in Kenya are urging the government to shelve plans to close two refugee camps that host refugees who fled civil war and famine in Somalia and South Sudan.
Catholics mobilize to help evacuees from La Soufrière volcano
Despite COVID-19 restrictions and various challenges posed by continuous volcanic eruptions and ashfall on St. Vincent and the Grenadines and neighboring islands, dioceses in the West Indies have rallied to the aid of those affected by La Soufrière volcano.
Kings Bay Plowshares protester receives 21-month prison sentence
A Kings Bay Plowshares participant convicted of federal charges stemming from a 2018 protest at a Georgia naval submarine base received a 21-month prison sentence.