Two Decades Into Crisis, No Consensus on What ‘Credibly Accused’ Means

In a recent interview with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Cardinal DiNardo was asked about a pledge that all dioceses in Texas would release the names of priests credibly accused of sexual abuse.

Organizers of February Summit Urge Bishops to Meet Abuse Survivors

With just two months to go until a high-stakes Vatican summit on the global clerical sex abuse crisis, organizers have asked heads of bishops’ conferences to prepare for the gathering by meeting with survivors to understand the gravity of the harm caused.

Even Without a Ban, Death Penalty is Fading in the United States

According to a new report released by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC), executions in the United States are at a historic low. For the fourth consecutive year, there have been fewer than 30 executions and 50 death sentences.

High Court Won’t Hear Appeals To Defund Planned Parenthood

Pro-life leaders said they were disappointed the U.S. Supreme Court declined Dec. 10 to hear appeals from Kansas and Louisiana on lower court rulings that have stopped the states from blocking Medicaid funds going to Planned Parenthood.

High Court Won’t Hear Appeals To Defund Planned Parenthood

Pro-life leaders said they were disappointed the U.S. Supreme Court declined Dec. 10 to hear appeals from Kansas and Louisiana on lower court rulings that have stopped the states from blocking Medicaid funds going to Planned Parenthood.

Bishop Caggiano Names Lay Female to Lead Parish

Less than two months after serving as delegate in the Bishops Synod on Youth which called women’s leadership within the Church “a duty of justice,” Bishop Frank J. Caggiano has established a new leadership model in a Connecticut parish, appointing a woman to serve as parish life coordinator.

Spreading the Light of Peace

The Peace Light from Bethlehem, a flame kindled in Bethlehem, West Bank, where Christ was born, was delivered in lanterns to members of the Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Diocese of Brooklyn, at JFK International Airport Dec. 1.

Connecticut Bishop Appoints Laywoman to Lead Parish

Less than two months after serving as delegate in the Bishops Synod on Youth which called women’s leadership within the Church “a duty of justice,” Bishop Frank Caggiano has established a new leadership model in a Connecticut parish, appointing a woman to serve as parish life coordinator.