The impact of Attorney General Keith Ellison’s statement is to besmirch the good work of pregnancy resource centers, said Jason Adkins of the Minnesota Catholic Conference.
Pro-life leaders criticize Minnesota attorney general’s pregnancy center alert
Carmelite nuns’ statement on Chilean Constitution vote provokes reaction
The Carmelites statement said of the recognition of Indigenous peoples “is a gesture that dignifies Chile and profoundly rejoices Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe.”
Interim report: Priests transferred by German diocese continued to abuse
The German Catholic news agency KNA said the report’s statistics showed 513 victims of abuse in the diocese’s area of responsibility “could be identified by name or anonymously” for the period from 1946 to 2021.
Photos of the Week: Aug. 29, 2022
In the spotlight: Pope’s visit to L’Aquila, new cardinals, Pope Benedict XVI, Ukraine
Nation/World news briefs: Aug. 29, 2022
In focus: Death of Archbishop Weakland, death-row execution, Ukraine summons papal nuncio, kidnapped Nigerian nuns
Without forgiveness, humility, pope says, then injustice, wars will rage
Pope Francis opened the basilica’s holy door as part of the annual penitential rite and was the first pope to do so since 1294. He also prayed before the relics of St. Celestine, whose tomb lies inside the basilica.
Pope creates 20 new cardinals, including San Diego bishop
In a ceremony to create 20 new cardinals, Pope Francis encouraged the College of Cardinals to have the same spiritual zeal for all people, whether they are in positions of power or ordinary Christians.
Feedback during synod shows church is ‘alive,’ yearns for Gospel, panel says
The Synod of Bishops’ office has received the summaries from more than 100 of the world’s 114 bishops’ conferences, “and they are still arriving.”