Global Church News

Confirmed priest abuse allegations in single digits for 2014

Apr 22, 2015

There are tens of thousands of Catholic clergy in the U.S. – but there were fewer than 10 substantiated allegations of clergy sex abuse committed in the 2013-2014 audit period, according to the U.S. bishops' latest report.
September 23 canonization set for Blessed Junipero Serra; Vatican rejects complaints of racism

Apr 21, 2015

Pope Francis will preside at the canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra on September 23 in Washington, DC, the Vatican has announced.
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago dies at 78

Apr 20, 2015

Cardinal Francis George, the Emeritus Archbishop of Chicago, passed away Friday morning after a long batter with cancer.
International religious freedom bill hopes to fight terrorism, promote security

Apr 20, 2015

A bill boosting promotion of religious freedom abroad could deter terror groups like ISIS, protect vulnerable minorities and foster global security, advocates say.
Relic of Saint John Paul II makes pilgrimage to Cuba

Apr 17, 2015

Seventeen years after the historic visit of Saint John Paul II to Cuba, the Polish pope is returning to the country, thanks to a relic brought by the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary after having journeyed on pilgrimage in various cities in the United States and Guatemala.
High-profile Rome exorcist: 'ISIS is Satan'

Apr 17, 2015

In a recent Facebook post, well-known Roman exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth said the Islamic State (ISIS) “is Satan,” and he also questioned the lack of response from Western nations.
Iraq: 'We Priests and Nuns will be the last to leave'

Apr 16, 2015

Dozens of priests and religious have been made homeless in the past year. They not only lost their convents, churches and monasteries, but also schools and children’s homes—the entire infrastructure of an apostolate built up over many years.
Nigerians still hopeful 200 schoolgirls will someday come home

Apr 16, 2015

A year after the kidnapping of 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria, the leader of the country's bishops said there is still hope that they will be returned.
Kansas becomes first state to ban 'dismemberment abortion'

Apr 10, 2015

Kansas became on Tuesday the first state to ban abortions by a procedure known as “dilation and evacuation,” which is common during second-trimester abortions and is called “dismemberment abortion” in the law.
Singapore’s Catholics honour memory of founding father Lee

Apr 06, 2015

Singapore has started seven days of national mourning after the death of its founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. He died at the age of 91.