Catholic News
Tornado kills, injures dozens in Mississippi
No less than 23 people have been killed after at least one powerful tornado tore through rural Mississippi on the night of March 24, injuring dozens and causing widespread destruction.
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Indigenous Canadians seek support to fight violence against women, girls
Women leaders from among Canada's Indigenous nations were at the United Nations' New York headquarters, seeking broad support, including from Pope Francis, in their ongoing campaign to stop violence against their communities' women and girls.
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Santa Rosa Diocese files for bankruptcy in face of potentially 200 abuse claims
The Diocese of Santa Rosa filed for bankruptcy March 13, days after its bishop finally concluded the decision was necessary in order to address potentially 200 new claims brought against the diocese by survivors of child sexual abuse.
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Catholic, labor leaders raise concerns as Arkansas revises child labor law
In a legislative development that has drawn concern from both Catholic and labor leaders, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Ark., signed into law March 8 the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, which eliminates state age verification for children younger than 16 ...
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Attacks on Nicaragua’s Catholic entities must stop, says Human Rights Watch head
Nicaragua's assaults on Catholic and other educational institutions, its stripping political opponents of citizenship, and its arrest of political opponents must stop, said Human Rights Watch's acting executive director, Tirana Hassan.
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Pro-lifers urge state lawmakers to respect life at all stages
Chants of "United" followed by "for Life" echoed in the Minnesota Capitol Feb. 28 in St. Paul as pro-life advocates gathered by the hundreds in the rotunda and then fanned out to visit with lawmakers considering abortion measures such as ...
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Diocesan officials call shooting at Nashville Presbyterian school ‘sad, shocking’
Officials of the Nashville Diocese called news of a morning mass shooting and loss of life at a private Christian school in the city heartbreaking and “deeply sad and shocking.”