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News/International

The Planned Parenthood facility in Washington is seen Dec. 3, 2016.

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

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WASHINGTON – Several members of Congress have asked the federal government to investigate allegations that Planned Parenthood has covered-up acts of sexual abuse.
Pilar Concha and Teresa Correa pose with Father Patricio Moore June 4 at their parish in the Las Condes neighborhood of Santiago, Chile. The two women, like many Catholics in Chile, are struggling to deal with the clergy sexual abuse crisis that has led all Chilean bishops to offer their resignation to Pope Francis.

Chilean Catholics deal with fallout from clergy sexual abuse crisis

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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.
Pope Francis listens to members of an indigenous group from the Amazon region during a Jan. 19 meeting at Madre de Dios stadium in Puerto Maldonado, Peru.

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

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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.
Australian Cardinal George Pell departs the Melbourne Magistrates' Court March 27 in Melbourne. Cardinal Pell appeared in court for the magistrate to hear evidence and decide whether there is a strong enough case to go to trial on sexual abuse charges, which the cardinal has denied.

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

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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.
Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Pope Francis are pictured during an encounter with refugees at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, April 16, 2016.

Our ecological crisis comes from exploiting the environment, neglecting the vulnerable, Pope says

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VATICAN – Pope Francis said that when he was on the Greek island of Lesbos, "while enchanted by the scenery of the blue sky and sea, I was struck by the thought that such a beautiful sea had become a tomb for men, women and children who had for the most part sought only to escape inhumane conditions in their own homelands."
A World Health Organization worker administers a vaccination May 21 during the launch of a campaign aimed at beating an outbreak of Ebola in Mbandaka, Congo.

Ebola outbreak suspends church sacraments in Congo

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OXFORD, England – The Catholic Church in Congo said emergency measures will remain indefinitely in place in parishes at risk of Ebola, and urged effective action against the disease by the government of President Joseph Kabila.
Dominica Father Gustavo Gutierrez, professor theology at the University of Notre Dame, speaks at a Caritas Internationalis press conference at the Vatican in this May 12, 2015, file photo. Pope Francis wished a happy 90th birthday to the "father of liberation theology" and thanked him for his contributions to the Catholic Church and his love for the poor.

Pope sends birthday greetings to Latin American theologian, liberation theology co-founder

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VATICAN – Pope Francis wished a happy 90th birthday to the "father of liberation theology" and thanked him for his contributions to the Catholic Church and his love for the poor.
People stroll in front of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila, Philippines, in this 2014 file photo.

Third Philippine priest shot since December

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MANILA, Philippines – A Catholic priest who once served as chaplain of the Philippine National Police was wounded after a gun attack June 6 in Calamba City, about 25 miles from Manila.
President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland delivers his address during the State of the Union conference in Florence, Italy, May 10. During a June 5 ceremony in Dublin, Higgins honored and apologized to women who once labored in the country's Magdalene laundries that were run by religious orders.

Irish president apologizes to women sent to Magdalene laundries

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DUBLIN – President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland described the treatment of women and children in state-controlled institutions managed by the Catholic Church as a "deep stain on Ireland's past."
Children wait in line at a shelter in Escuintla, Guatemala, June 4. The eruption of the nearby Volcano of Fire a day earlier killed at least 69 people.

Pope prays for victims of Guatemala volcano disaster

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VATICAN – Pope Francis sent condolences to Guatemala after a horrific volcanic eruption left more than 60 people dead.
Hindu nationalists are pictured in a recent photo burning an effigy of Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, archbishop of Ranchi, India, Sept. 2017.

Hindu nationalists trample papal image, call for Christian-free India

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NEW DELHI, India – Hindu nationalists trampled a photo of Pope Francis near Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi in a video calling for a Christian-free India which was recently posted online.
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