Nation/World

Ethiopian bishops are expressing a desire for peace, healing and reconciliation across the country, especially in Tigray following a yearlong war.

Although many Catholics’ memories of the clergy sex abuse scandals that rocked the U.S. church in 2018 have dimmed, a majority of those who recalled the scandals said in a survey they felt more positive about the church’s progress in confronting the issue.

American Business Immigration Coalition organized an event about immigration solutions.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments July 21, 2021, from Resurrection Catholic School in Lansing, Mich., on whether requiring Michigan students to wear masks in classrooms violates their religious freedom.

Cardinal Hummes served as relator general at the 2019 synod, which reflected on “Amazonia: New paths for the church and for an integral ecology.”

Lebanon’s Christian advocates are urging that a special fund be established to address the continual flow of Christian emigration and to give them a solid reason to remain in their ancestral homeland.

Pope Francis approved June 19, 2021, the beatification of Sister Paschalis and nine other Polish nuns killed by Soviet troops at end of World War II.

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church initiated a program focused on a way to promote the voices and understand the needs of the diverse group of young adults who are the future of the Church in the United States.