The Brazilian Catholic bishops are pressuring the government to guarantee the safety of several Amazonian indigenous peoples.
Catholics denounce attacks against Brazil’s indigenous peoples in Amazon
Catholic leaders respond with ‘heavy hearts’ to Texas shooting
Catholic leaders across the United States reacted with sorrow and “heavy hearts” to a mass shooting in west Texas Aug. 31 that authorities said claimed seven lives and wounded 25 others.
Florida Catholic Charities officials closely watching Dorian’s path
While it appeared Sept. 3 that Hurricane Dorian would skirt Florida’s east coast, the widespread catastrophic damage to the Bahamas associated with the historically large and powerful storm is not going unnoticed.
Synods are not for deal-making, but for listening to Spirit, pope says
The 47 bishops from Ukrainian dioceses in Ukraine and 10 other nations, including the United States, Canada and Australia, met the pope during their synod in Rome.
Archbishop Etienne succeeds Archbishop Sartain in Seattle
Pope Francis has appointed Seattle Coadjutor Archbishop Paul D. Etienne as the archbishop of Seattle and accepted the resignation of Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain.
New cardinals: Pope’s choices stress dialogue, care for poor
After the consistory to create new cardinals in early October, Pope Francis will have chosen more than half of the men who will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor.
Seattle archdiocese affirms priest did not condone parishioner’s suicide
The Archdiocese of Seattle has issued a second statement confirming that a priest did not bless the medically assisted suicide of a parishioner.
Matters of life and death: Pope to bring his message to southern Africa
Pope Francis is expected to talk about the health epidemic during a Sept. 4-10 trip to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius.