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WILMINGTON, Del. — Their work for the day behind them, the three bishops who consecrated Bishop William E. Koenig July 13 as the new head of the Diocese of Wilmington headed outside of St. Elizabeth Church to greet old friends in the afternoon sun.
WASHINGTON — Charges of genocide — whoever the victim, whoever the perpetrator — "must be pursued," Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., said July 14 at the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington.
VATICAN CITY — A Vatican prosecutor requested that Father Gabriele Martinelli, who is accused of sexually abusing a younger student at the St. Pius X Pre-Seminary, be sentenced to six years in prison if convicted.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge dedicated the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel July 16.
One summer, I boarded a flight to St. Louis to visit my son who had recently moved there for his job. As I sat in my seat, a white haired lady walked down the aisle of the plane, and she had a big smile on her face, like she was glad to see me. Her shirt was a light denim blue and it had little rhinestones in vertical lines, like sparkly tear drops, and her slacks were summer white. She reminded me of a family friend.
The Catholic Diocese of Arlington has been notified that the Diocese of Richmond has recently determined allegations of sexual abuse of a minor against four priests to be credible. Two of those priests served in the current boundaries of the Diocese of Arlington: Father Leo Creamer and Father R. Dixon Beattie.
VATICAN CITY — Here is the Vatican's official English translation of "'Traditionis Custodes' on the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970," an apostolic letter issued by Pope Francis "motu proprio" July 16:
Bishop grants permission for Masses in Extraordinary Form to continue this weekend.
WASHINGTON — The House Committee on Appropriations is poised to mark up "the most extreme pro-abortion appropriations bill we have seen" because it excludes the 46-year-old Hyde Amendment and other long-standing bipartisan provisions that prevent tax money from being spent on abortion, two U.S. bishops' committee chairmen said July 13.
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court announced it will hear oral arguments Oct. 12 in a case from Kentucky's attorney general, who is defending the state's abortion law that was struck down by a lower court.
