WASHINGTON (CNS) — The 20th anniversary of the U.S. bishops’ passage of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” is “not a time of celebration, but a time of continued vigilance and determination,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Surrogacy, pornography both threaten human dignity, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pornography is a danger to public health, and it threatens the dignity of all men and women, Pope Francis said.
U.S. cardinal urges Italian bishops to track, share information about abuse
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Italian bishops debated how to respond to calls for a nationwide investigation into clerical sexual abuse and the way accusations have been handled, U.S. Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, encouraged them to move forward.
Pope prays for Texas shooting victims, calls for stricter gun laws
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying his heart was broken at the news of at least 19 children and two adults being shot and killed at a Texas elementary school, Pope Francis said it was time to say “Enough!” and enact stricter laws on gun sales.
Chinese bishop’s whereabouts remain unknown a year after his arrest
HONG KONG (CNS) — A Vatican-approved Chinese bishop remains in detention more than one year after his arrest for allegedly violating the communist country’s repressive regulations on religious affairs.
Students share joys, concerns about church at synod listening sessions
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Jennifer McMahon, a sophomore biology major at Villanova University, said recent campus listening sessions in preparation for the Catholic Church’s 2023 synod made her feel that her concerns “were being acknowledged not simply by the church, but my peers.”
Nursing school graduates say pandemic confirmed their career choice
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The COVID-19 pandemic overshadowed much of the college experience for this year’s graduating class, but nursing school graduates may have felt this more acutely.
For Baltimore sculptor, medium of clay becomes an instrument of healing
BALTIMORE (CNS) — Wayman Scott IV couldn’t sleep. Even as a professional grief counselor at Gilchrist Hospice whose job is to help others grapple with loss, the 43-year-old husband and father was reeling from news of the murder of the daughter of one of his colleagues.
Asian American Catholic woman takes pride in culture’s overlooked saints
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Asian Americans are a distinct minority in the United States. Those who are Catholic make them minority within a minority.
Archbishop, 97, says he thinks church is growing secretly in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (CNS) — One of South Korea’s most senior clergymen says he believes the Catholic Church in communist North Korea is growing, although Catholics live in hiding and endure persecution.