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Did McCarrick use charitable fund to settle abuse claim?
The McCarrick Report notes that McCarrick contributed thousands of dollars to settle an abuse claim, with the money likely coming... Read more
Abuse inquiry faults English cardinal and the Vatican
Catholic leaders promised to reform safeguarding procedures Tuesday following the publication of a highly critical independent report on child abuse... Read more
Tennessee governor delays execution of man with 'intellectual disability'
The governor of Tennessee has delayed the execution of an intellectually disabled man due to the coronavirus pandemic. The execution... Read more
Texas bishop calls for prayer until election result is ‘officially authenticated’
While the U.S. bishops’ conference congratulated presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden on the election results this weekend, the bishop of Fort... Read more
Pope Francis blesses Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal statue
Pope Francis blessed a statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal at the end of his Wednesday... Read more
Catholic charity sends aid to Mozambique after reports of mass beheading
In response to reports that militants linked to the Islamic State had beheaded more than 50 people in northern Mozambique,... Read more
Former nuncio absent for sexual assault trial in Paris
A sexual assault trial against Archbishop Luigi Ventura was held Tuesday in Paris, despite the absence of the former apostolic... Read more
'We need to look this evil in the eye' - Clergy abuse survivors respond to McCarrick Report
After the Nov. 10 release of the Vatican's McCarrick Report, some survivors of clerical abuse told CNA they remain skeptical... Read more
McCarrick Report: Pope Francis prays for victims of sexual abuse
Pope Francis acknowledged the publication of the McCarrick Report at the general audience Wednesday. Read more
Military archbishop praises chaplains, supporters in Veterans Day message
In a message for Veterans Day, the archbishop for the U.S. military services voiced thanks for donors and those who... Read more
In Spain, 1.2 million people urge defeat of new education law
Proposed legislation to remodel the education system in Spain has drawn opposition from parents’ groups and educators who warn that... Read more
The McCarrick Report's provocative tale of a KGB encounter, and an FBI request
An undercover KGB agent tried to befriend ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick in the early 1980s, prompting the FBI to ask the... Read more
McCarrick Report: When one mother had to speak up
In the early 1970s, a New York family met a priest. He came to dinner, he came to birthday parties.... Read more
McCarrick Report: What Cardinal O’Connor said in 1999
The Vatican’s report on Theodore McCarrick released Tuesday includes a letter written by an American cardinal in 1999, who objected... Read more
JPII biographer says 'pathological' McCarrick 'lied to’ the pope
George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a biographer of St. John Paul II, told... Read more
McCarrick Report documents ‘tragic chapter’ in Church’s life, USCCB president says
The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference said Tuesday morning that bishops will be studying the McCarrick Report issued by... Read more
McCarrick Report: Vatican details McCarrick's career and decades of sexual misconduct
The Vatican’s Secretariat of State published Tuesday a report on Theodore McCarrick, saying that the Holy See had received inaccurate... Read more
Archbishop: Vatican should clarify ‘doubts’ after Cardinal Dziwisz accused of negligence
Allegations that Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz failed to investigate claims of clerical abuse aired in a television program Monday should be... Read more
English archbishop: Lord Sacks advanced Catholic-Jewish relations in harmony with popes
An English Catholic archbishop said Tuesday that the late Rabbi Jonathan Lord Sacks helped to advance Catholic-Jewish relations in harmony... Read more
Pro-life doctors ask Supreme Court to uphold Title X funding rule
The U.S. Supreme Court should hear appeals backing HHS rules that block recipients of Title X family planning funds from... Read more
