In an April 4 letter, more than 140 religious leaders, including the chairmen of three U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees, urged President Donald Trump and the other U.S. leaders to recognize that “individuals of all faiths and none have equal dignity, worth and rights to religious freedom.”
Faith leaders urge Trump, other U.S. leaders to uphold religious liberty
Vatican official, rights group discuss decriminalizing homosexuality
A 50-member delegation of lawyers, politicians and human rights advocates met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, to discuss the decriminalization of homosexuality.
Pope asks anti-trafficking nun to write Way of Cross meditations
Pope Francis has asked an Italian nun, who has been on the frontlines in the fight against human trafficking, to write this year’s Way of the Cross meditations.
Sunday Scripture readings: April 7, 2019
Fifth Sunday of Lent
First reading: Is 43:16-21
Second reading: Phil 3:8-14
Gospel: Jn 8:1-11
After unrest and anger, new Washington archbishop wants to rebuild trust
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, set to become the new head of the Archdiocese of Washington, promised to serve with truth, love and tenderness in a region where he acknowledged “unrest and anger,” after the downfall of former Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and the church’s current sex abuse scandal.
Pope urges media to fight fake news with objective, accurate reporting
Pope Francis told a group of journalists to deliver facts and objective reporting, not fake news and rumors.
Atlanta Archbishop Gregory named as new leader of Washington Archdiocese
Archbishop Gregory, 71, a former president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops who helped navigate the conference through the clergy sexual abuse crisis in 2002, is the first African American to be named to head the Washington Archdiocese.
Supreme Court’s recent actions reveal its death penalty divide
On March 29, the Supreme Court stayed the execution of Texas death-row inmate Patrick Murphy while he was appealing the state’s refusal to allow a Buddhist spiritual adviser to be present at his execution.