US Catholic leaders, urging ceasefire, call on Biden to halt weapons shipments to Israel
United States RNS More than 200 US Catholic leaders, including a cardinal, an archbishop and numerous nuns, have put their names on a letter urging President Joe Biden to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, secure the release of Israeli hostages and halt the shipment of weapons to Israel. “We call on President Biden, a […]
“We have never seen this level”: Threats to Catholic Charities staffers increase amid far-right anti-migrant campaign
As ALEJA HERTZLER-MCCAIN and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report, Catholic Charities locations have become the target of far-right media personalities, conspiracy theorists and even members of Congress…
Catholic Church: Californian dioceses grapple with more than 3,000 lawsuits, alleging child sex abuse
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports that advocates for the survivors of child sexual abuse have been left stunned by the number of cases that surfaced after a 2019 Californian law allowed alleged victims to sue up to the age of 40…
Thousands attend funeral Mass for beloved Los Angeles Bishop David O’Connell
Los Angeles, US RNS Catholics, multi-faith clergy and elected leaders from across Southern California filled the pews of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles on Friday for the funeral Mass of Auxiliary Bishop David Gerard O’Connell, a beloved priest regarded as a “peacekeeper,” a “man of the people” and […]
US cardinal asks bishops to challenge lawmakers who want to cut Ukraine aid
Baltimore, USRNS America’s newest cardinal called on his fellow bishops to challenge lawmakers who want to cut Ukraine aid, urging prelates to speak out against leaders of a Republican majority in the next Congress angling to reduce US support for the country as it battles Russian invaders. Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego, who was elevated […]