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June 2018

June 8

Australian law requires priests to break seal of confession to report abuse

June 8, 2018

SYDNEY – Laws requiring Catholic priests to break the seal of confession in some cases passed the Australian Capital Territory's Legislative Assembly in Canberra June 7.

Synod working document calls for 'new paths' of evangelization in Amazon

June 8, 2018

VATICAN – The Catholic Church must discover new ways to provide the Eucharist and pastoral support to the people of the Amazon, especially indigenous people threatened by forced displacement and exploitation, a new document said.

Chilean Catholics deal with fallout from clergy sexual abuse crisis

June 8, 2018

SANTIAGO, Chile – Teresa Correa, a mother of four and a member of the Catholic parish in the Chilean capital's upscale Las Condes neighborhood, has lost some of her confidence in the Catholic Church.

U.S. congressmen call for investigation into Planned Parenthood abuse cover-ups

June 8, 2018

WASHINGTON – Several members of Congress have asked the federal government to investigate allegations that Planned Parenthood has covered-up acts of sexual abuse.

Space station crew members give Pope his own flight suit

June 8, 2018

VATICAN – If Pope Francis ever plans an apostolic trip to space, he's all set after receiving a custom-made blue flight suit with patches of the Argentine flag, his papal coat of arms and a pair of angel wings with his crew name, Jorge M. Bergoglio.

Election result good news for Catholic doctors in Ontario

June 8, 2018

In the wake of Ford nation storming the citadel of Queen’s Park, Catholic agencies and groups are already adjusting to the new reality.

June 9

God's word on Sunday: Healing starts with leaving fear behind

June 9, 2018

10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 10 (Year B) Genesis 3:8-15; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35

June 10

Civil court rules Ven. Fulton Sheen’s remains can go to Peoria

June 10, 2018

NEW YORK – The Superior Court of New York ruled Friday in favor of Joan Sheen Cunningham, who had petitioned to move the body of her uncle, Venerable Fulton Sheen, to the Cathedral of St. Mary in Peoria. The body of the late archbishop is currently in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.

Blasphemy is the gravest sin, Pope says

June 10, 2018

VATICAN – During his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis discussed the incomprehension Christ faced during his earthly ministry, from both the scribes and his own family.

Ten years after: Archbishop Pettipas recalls “celebratory feel” at Harper apology

June 10, 2018

OTTAWA – Archbishop Gerard Pettipas recalls the “celebratory feel” 10 years ago when Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized for the government’s Indian residential schools policy.

Catholic schools sow seeds of understanding Indigenous culture

June 10, 2018

As the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was wrapping up its work in 2015, commission chair Justice Murray Sinclair repeated over and over, “Education got us into this mess and education will get us out.”

Editorial: Good sense prevails

June 10, 2018

Last month Pope Francis had Catholics worldwide scratching their heads after he seemed to suggest German bishops would have his blessing if they reached a group consensus to circumvent Church teaching and make it easier for some Protestants to receive Communion.

June 11

Vatican criminal court indicts monsignor on child porn charges

June 11, 2018

VATICAN – A Vatican court indicted Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, a former staff member at the Vatican nunciature in Washington, and ordered him to stand trial beginning June 22 on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.

Pope accepts resignations of three Chilean bishops in wake of abuse scandal

June 11, 2018

VATICAN – After an in-depth Vatican-led investigation into clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of 61-year-old Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno, Chile, and two other Chilean bishops June 11.

Pope leads peace prayers for U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore

June 11, 2018

VATICAN – Leading thousands of people in prayer, Pope Francis said he hoped the upcoming summit between the United States and North Korea would lead to lasting peace.

'No time to lose' in switch to alternative energy, Pope says to oil executives

June 11, 2018

VATICAN – The world needs a new kind of leadership that believes in building up the whole human family and protecting the environment, Pope Francis told a group of energy and oil executives and global investors.

Pope tells children to remembers their roots while sharing his childhood memories

June 11, 2018

VATICAN – Pope Francis told Italian schoolchildren that he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, "the most beautiful city in the world," and that besides playing soccer, he loved to fly kites as a child.

Luke Stocking: Church must start piping up on pipelines

June 11, 2018

For the sake of the planet, the rights of Indigenous peoples and the future, the Catholic Church in Canada spoke out against the pipeline.

June 12

Legal marijuana in Canada will break international treaties, warns pro-family women's group

June 12, 2018

OTTAWA – Canada’s impending legalization of marijuana puts it on a collision course with the United States, warns a national pro-family women’s group.

Spain agrees to welcome refugee rescue boat after Italy, Malta refuse

June 12, 2018

ROME – Spain has announced it will let a ship holding 629 migrants and refugees, who were rescued from the Mediterranean, dock on its shores, after Italy and Malta refused to accept the vessel.