On September 26, the Trump administration announced that it would be cutting back on the number of refugees the nation will be accepting, limiting victims of war and persecution from seeking protection in the U.S..
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Panel at Notre Dame Says Church Is Addressing Abuse Crisis, But More Must Be Done
Some of the leading figures in the American Catholic Church responsible for the response to the clerical sex abuse convened on the campus of the University of Notre Dame on Sept. 25 with a consensus that while the church has been slow to reform, change is underway.
On Two-Year Anniversary of Maria, Protesters Call for Climate Action
While more than 60,000 mostly young people rallied in lower Manhattan to participate in the Global Climate Strike on Sept. 20, environmental and social activists gathered at a nearby branch of Banco Santander on the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria to reflect on the threat of climate change and on becoming homeless because of a natural disaster.
First Catholic High School for Students Recovering from Addiction
Kolbe is a groundbreaking school. There are 35 high schools in the United States designed for students in recovery from substance abuse, according to the Association of Recovery Schools, but Kolbe is the first faith-based one.
Pro-Life Leaders Say Low Abortion Rate Good News But Not Complete Picture
The pro-life community is cheering a report released Sept. 18 that indicates the number and rate of abortions nationwide have fallen to their lowest levels since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion on demand in 1973.
Notre Dame Releases Study on Sexual Harassment Among U.S. Seminarians
The University of Notre Dame Sept. 21 released a groundbreaking report that looked at sexual harassment in U.S. Catholic seminaries, revealing that just six percent of seminarians reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment or misconduct, while 90 percent reported none.
Fetal Remains Found in Home of Late Indiana Abortionist
The remains of more than 2,000 fetuses were found on the Illinois property of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer, an abortion doctor who practiced in Indiana and who died earlier this month.
Pope’s Favorite Rabbi: Commitment to Peace the Answer to Language of Hate
Dialogue and encounter have been two of the popular buzzwords of the Francis papacy, but for one of the pontiff’s major interreligious interlocutors, they are more than mere maxims, they are a way of life.
Response to 9/11 Was ‘Rescue, Rebuild and Renew,’ Says Cardinal Dolan
In preparing to mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said part of his message came from the pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Lower Manhattan.
Father Thomas Stransky Had Key Role in Ecumenical, Interreligious Work
Paulist Father Thomas Stransky, credited internationally as a pioneer in the Catholic Church’s ecumenical and interfaith relations stemming from the Second Vatican Council, died Sept. 3 on his 89th birthday.