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News/International

Turkish military vehicles are seen in late December 2018 in the countryside of Manbij, Syria.

If Turkey enters Syria, religious freedom at risk, Christians say

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AMMAN, Jordan – Growing numbers of Christians in North America and Europe are joining Christians in Syria's northeast in expressing concern for the future of religious minorities and Kurds in that region should the U.S. give Turkey the "green light" to take over the fight against Islamic State.
Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley processes out as clergymen assist then-retired Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick following the 2017 installation Mass for Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, N.J. In back is Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, retired archbishop of Los Angeles.

Vatican sources say McCarrick case not handled by full judicial process

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VATICAN – While recent media reports suggest that a trial of Archbishop Theodore McCarrick is underway, Vatican sources have told CNA that his case is not being handled by a full judicial process.
French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon arrives at the courthouse Jan. 7 in Lyon. Cardinal Barbarin and others are on trial for failing to discipline a local priest who allegedly abused children while running a Scout group in the 1980s.

French cardinal reaffirms innocence in sex abuse cover-up trial

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PARIS – A French cardinal took the stand in court Jan. 7, the first day of a civil trial for church officials accused of covering up abuse by a priest.
Then-Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick attends a Mass in Rome April 13. The prelate, no longer a member of the College of Cardinals, has been accused of abusing a minor decades ago when he was a priest and being sexually inappropriate with seminarians in more recent years as a bishop. He has denied the allegations but his case roiled the U.S. Catholic Church in 2018 amid a growing abuse crisis.

As U.S. bishops meet, Vatican may be deciding fate of former cardinal

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WASHINGTON – As U.S. bishops gathered in early January at a seminary in Illinois to pray and reflect about the American church's sex abuse crisis, reports trickled out about the possible fate of one their own being decided overseas.
Nuns pray during Mass Jan. 6 in the Church of St. Catherine, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, West Bank. The Mass was held by Catholics in the church as Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas eve in the Church of the Nativity.

Pope Francis greets Coptic Christians celebrating Christmas

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CAIRO, Egypt – Pope Francis sent Christmas and New Year’s greetings to Coptic Christians and all Egyptians upon the inauguration of a major Coptic cathedral, jointly opened with a larger mosque at the same complex.
Pope Francis has sent condolences and a blessing to the Hong Kong Diocese following the Jan. 3 death of Bishop Yeung Ming-cheung, 73. Bishop Yeung is pictured in a 2017 photo.

Pope Francis sends condolences following death of Hong Kong bishop

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HONG KONG – Pope Francis has sent condolences and a blessing to the Hong Kong Diocese following the Jan. 3 death of Bishop Yeung Ming-cheung, 73, of liver failure.
Pope Francis leads an annual meeting to exchange greetings for the new year with diplomats accredited to the Holy See, at the Vatican Jan. 7.

'Nationalistic tendencies' threaten world peace, dialogue, Pope Francis tells diplomats

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VATICAN – As it did prior to the Second World War, the rise of nationalism in the world poses a threat to peace and constructive dialogue among nations, Pope Francis said.
Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, Germany, arrives for the morning session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican 2014.

German cardinal urges change, 'review' of celibacy tradition

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WASHINGTON – German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising called for change in long-standing church tradition as the German bishops' conference prepares for a workshop debate to "review" the issue of celibacy for priests.
Pope Francis greets Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta of Oran in Rome.

Vatican confirms investigation is underway of Argentina bishop for abuse

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VATICAN – A bishop from Argentina who had been working in the Vatican's real estate administration office is the object of a preliminary diocesan investigation after accusations came to light of sexual abuse, abuse of power and mismanagement in his former Diocese of Oran.
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte is seen Dec. 15, 2018, in Balangiga, Philippines. In a New Year message, Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines called on people to ignore Duterte's repeated rants against the Catholic Church.

Filipino bishop tells Catholics to ignore President Duterte's anti-church jabs

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MANILA, Philippines – A former head of the Philippines' Catholic bishop's conference, has called on people to ignore President Rodrigo Duterte's repeated rants against the church.
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the conclusion of a prayer service at Mundelein Seminary Jan. 2 at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Illinois, near Chicago. The U.S. bishops began their Jan. 2-8 retreat at the seminary, which comes as the bishops work to rebuild trust in the wake of their handling of clergy sex abuse.

Abuse crisis requires conversion, humility, Pope tells U.S. bishops

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VATICAN CITY – The clerical abuse crisis and the "crisis of credibility" it created for the U.S. bishops have led to serious divisions within the U.S. Catholic Church and to a temptation to look for administrative solutions to problems that go much deeper, Pope Francis told the U.S. bishops.
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