Mission
Hot Topics
“As King of Peace”: Leo XIV’s first homily (almost poetic and prayer-like) on Palm Sunday, delivered to a world at war
New Series for Parents: Digital Age Family Safety. From Family Theater Productions and the Daughters of St. Paul
How can tradition, reform, and diversity be reconciled? The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith publishes a document on a success story: former Anglicans who have converted to Catholicism
Israeli police prevent a Mass from being celebrated at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and bar Cardinal Pizzaballa from entering
Louisville to pay $800K after court rules for Christian photographer
Pope Meets with Israeli and Palestinian Women at the Vatican
France is set to break conversion records this Easter: here are the numbers, the reasons, and the origins
More than 8,000 people will formally convert to Catholicism this Easter 2026 in the Diocese of Los Angeles alone
Cardinal Tagle to preside over the beatification of Fulton J. Sheen: here is the date and location
First female Anglican leader to visit Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican: here’s what we know
Categoría

Archive for the ‘Justice and Peace’ Category

Pope Leo made a statement from St. Peter's Square, in the context of the Angelus Photo: Vatican Media

Justice and Peace•Local Church

Archdiocese of Washington to lay off employees to address financial crisis stemming (in part) from McCarrick case

What further complicates the picture is the enduring impact of the McCarrick scandal. Though exact figures are elusive, both Gregory and McElroy have acknowledged that donor confidence took a major hit after allegations emerged in 2018 that McCarrick had serially abused seminarians and managed a secret, unaccounted-for fund used for gifts to influential church officials.

Justice and Peace

Toronto Draws New Lines: Bubble Zones Ignite Tensions Over Freedoms and Safety

The bylaw was passed on May 22 by a vote of 16 to 9, following heated deliberation and a series of amendments. What began as a narrowly defined proposal has since broadened in scope. Under the revised ordinance, churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and all educational institutions will automatically fall under the protective radius if they request it—effectively turning many parts of the city into quiet zones, where protest is no longer permitted.