French police have opened an arson investigation into a fire at a Gothic cathedral in Nantes.
Month: July 2020
Vatican Releases Guide on How Leaders Must Handle Abuse Allegations
The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a 17-page document offering a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious superiors and canon lawyers are supposed to handle accusations of alleged abuse by clerics against minors.
Padre Kino, Declared Venerable, Known As ‘Patron Saint of Borderlands’
Jesuit Father Pete Neeley said the announcement is an affirmation of the work he does at the Kino Border Initiative, a Jesuit-run program named for Padre Kino whose mission is to promote immigration policies along the U.S.-Mexico border that affirm the dignity of the human person. The initiative has locations in both sides of the border in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.
Refugees Face New Disaster as COVID-19 Threatens Camps
Millions of refugees fleeing conflict are facing the prospect of another disaster: The spread of COVID-19.
Demand Up ‘Tenfold’ for Catholic Charities’ Help In One New Jersey Diocese
The director of food pantries for Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Paterson said the number of people coming for food “is just staggering.” “Throughout the last three months, we have helped more people that any time before in our 80-year history,” Carlos Roldan said in a statement July 13.
Obituaries, Week of July 18, 2020
Father Eugene P. Coyle, age 93; Sister Maryla Farfour, I.H.M., age 96; Sister Annette Marie Lucchese, O.S.F., Sister Mary Dismas Marschhauser, O.P., age 96; Sister Marie Therese Murphy, O.P., age 96; Ms. Mary T. Diamond; Mr. Aleksander Piatkowski; Mr. Edward B. Wtulich.
Violence Is Never the Answer
What happened in Brooklyn last weekend when concerned citizens gathered to make their views known was nothing short of shameful and cast a foreboding shadow over the course of current events.
Letters to the Editor, Week of July 18, 2020
Antifa, Boogaloo and the Virus of Violence; In Defense of Archbishop Wilton Gregory; Do Catholics Have Shorter Attention Spans?; Msgr. John Tosi, a Compassionate Priest.
The Tablet, Nuestra Voz Win 68 CPA Awards
The Tablet and Nuestra Voz, the newspapers of the Diocese of Brooklyn, took home dozens of awards, 68 combined, from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada on July 2, cementing them as prominent publications in Catholic media.
Catholic Press Awards 2020
A complete list of the Catholic Press Awards won by The Tablet, Nuestra Voz, and the DeSales Media Marketing and Communications department.