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.
Pope asks anti-trafficking nun to write Way of 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.
With abortion, innocent lives are being ‘sacrificed,’ says archbishop
In a homily at a March 23, 2019, Mass before leading a procession past Planned Parenthood, the archbishop said the innocent are “being offered up in sacrifice” — abortion.
Court won’t hear appeal by pro-life activist sued by Planned Parenthood
The U.S. Supreme Court April 1 decided against hearing an appeal by pro-life activist David Daleiden, founder of the Center for Medical Progress, of a lower court’s decision not to dismiss a Planned Parenthood civil suit against him over undercover videos filmed in 2015.