Pope Francis issues new laws for the Universal Church
We applaud the Holy Father, Pope Francis, for the new document, given motu proprio, i.e. on the pope’s own initiative, titled “Vos estis lux mundi” (“You are the light of the world”). The decree establishes new universal Church law for the crimes pertaining to sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. …
Days of covering up abuse allegations are over, says Vatican adviser
IMAGE: CNS Photo/Robert Duncan By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ new norms on protecting minors and strengthening accountability are the latest steps in driving home the message that the days of keeping abuse allegations covered up or ignored are over, said the Vatican’s top abuse investigator. In …
Encore: Women religious find a place of honor on Mother’s Day
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Chaz Muth WASHINGTON (CNS) — When the elderly men and women at the Jeanne Jugan Residence for senior care pray the rosary with Sister Constance Veit, they see her as more than one of the caregivers at the facility. Though this nun with the Little …
Today’s Video: Celebrating 2 new priest for the Glenmary Home Missions.
Celebrating the Ordination of Father Charles Aketch and Father Richard Toboso, Glenmary’s newest missionary priests. The Ordination was held at St. John Neumann Church in Fairfield, on April 27, 2019.
Cardinal DiNardo welcomes new papal norms on preventing clergy abuse
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By WASHINGTON (CNS) — New papal norms on preventing clergy sexual abuse are "a blessing that will empower the church everywhere to bring predators to justice, no matter what rank they hold in the church," said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. …
Pope issues new norms on mandatory abuse reporting, bishop accountability
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has revised and clarified norms and procedures for holding bishops and religious superiors accountable in protecting minors as well as in protecting members of religious orders and seminarians from abuse. The new juridical instrument is meant to …
Q & A: Questions & Answers Regarding Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio Vos estis lux mundi
What does the new Motu Proprio do? The new Motu Proprio Vos estis lux mundi is a significant move forward for the universal Church, one that echoes many of the practices established in the U.S. Bishops’ Essential Norms and the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People that …
President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement on Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio Ordering Worldwide Response to the Evil of Sexual Abuse
May 9, 2019 WASHINGTON—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement regarding the release of Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio earlier today. The Motu Proprio, Vos estis lux mundi (“You are the light of the world”), is …
Catholic officials call for prayer, action after Colorado shooting
IMAGE: CNS photo/Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic leaders are calling for prayer and action in response to the May 7 school shooting inside a charter school near Denver. One teenager died and eight other students were wounded. "Action is needed to …
‘Today God has answered their prayers’: Pakistan releases Asia Bibi
IMAGE: CNS photo/Asad Karim, Reuters By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Pakistani authorities freed Asia Bibi, a Catholic woman acquitted of blasphemy, and she has flown to Canada to join her family at a secret address. Her release was confirmed May 8 by Wilson Chowdhry of the British Pakistani …