General secretary to US bishops resigns amid misconduct allegations
Vatican CityRNS Citing “improper behaviour”, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the resignation of its general secretary, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, in a statement released on Tuesday. “On Monday, we became aware of impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior by Msgr Burrill,” read the statement, signed by the president of the bishops’ conference, […]
Pope Francis tells Catholic journalists he has hope for ‘courageous’ US church
Vatican CityRNS Addressing the current challenges of the US Catholic Church, Pope Francis warned against the polarization in the country and the “sins” of the media. “The church in the United States is a church that has been courageous – the history it has and the saints – and has done so much,” Pope Francis […]