By convening a special synod on the Amazon at the Vatican in October, Pope Francis will be giving greater exposure to the church’s deep concern for the people and the ecosystem on which they depend.
Dialogue with indigenous: Understanding that ‘we are simple stewards’
Backing Catholic action day, bishops call out ‘cruelty’ in policies
Catholic leaders and advocates protest the Trump administration’s handling of detained immigrant children during a “Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children” July 18, 2019, in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington.
‘We need a habitat on the moon,’ says former NASA flight director
Gene Kranz, who directed the Gemini and Apollo programs for NASA, says he was taught and mentored by men and women religious throughout his education. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus Father Roach Council No. 3217.
Pope appoints new Vatican press office director
Pope Francis appointed Matteo Bruni to serve as director of the Vatican press office, replacing Alessandro Gisotti, who had been serving as interim director since Dec. 31.
Catholics focus on migrant children with rally, civil disobedience
A few hundred Catholic activists, including dozens of women religious, gathered outside at the foot of the U.S. Capitol July 18 urging politicians to stop its “inhumane treatment” of immigrant children at the border and reminding people of faith to take a stronger stand against current U.S. border policies.
Report gives snapshot of efforts to protect religious freedom around globe
In conjunction with the U.S. State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, the Religious Freedom Institute presented a side event July 15 to discuss current international religious freedom policy.
Justice Stevens changed death penalty views during three decades on court
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who served on the court for nearly 35 years, died July 16 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at age 99.
Crookston Diocese announces $5 million settlement with sexual abuse survivors
The settlement resolves 15 lawsuits for sexual abuse claims filed between April 2016 and May 2017.