In the US, Biden inauguration priest resigns as president of Jesuit university
California, USRNS Rev Kevin O’Brien, a Jesuit priest who presided over an inaugural Mass for President Joe Biden, has resigned as president of Santa Clara University in Northern California after university officials said he engaged in behaviors “inconsistent” with Jesuit protocols. O’Brien’s resignation comes about two months after the Jesuits USA West Province placed him […]
Anniversary of John Paul II attack marked as Poles grapple with abuse
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican marked the 40th anniversary of the attempt on the life of St John Paul II with a Mass on Thursday, amid muted commemorations in Poland where the Catholic hierarchy is grappling with a legacy of failures to confront clergy sexual abuse. Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, John Paul’s closest aide, celebrated the morning […]