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News/International

There has been an outcry from medical experts and ethicists regarding Vatican's decision to invite China to its organ-trafficking summit.

Vatican defends decision to invite China to organ-trafficking summit

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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has defended its decision to invite China to an organ trafficking summit after an outcry from medical experts and ethicists about the country’s record of using executed prisoners as organ donors.

Father Raul Marquez of St. Peter Parish in Portland, Oregon, thanks people who came to stand vigil outside his church Feb. 5. The crowd formed a human shield a week after a group of eight men stood outside the front door of the church during a Spanish Mass and yelled insults about Catholicism, immigrants and the morals of the parish women.

Outpour of support for immigrant Massgoers after verbal attack

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Father Raul Marquez had never seen anything like it. Eight men walked to the front door of St. Peter Church in Southeast Portland Jan. 29 and began bellowing during the Spanish Mass.

U.S. President Donald Trump prays during the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 2 in Washington.

U.S. bishops urge Trump to protect religious freedom

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WASHINGTON – Saying “religious freedom in America has suffered years of unprecedented erosion,” U.S. Catholic bishops have posted an online letter for Catholics to send to President Donald Trump urging him to sign an executive order promoting religious freedom.

Several Catholic experts told Australia's Royal Commission that the Church needs to reexamine its clerical culture to address the issue of sexual abuse.

Experts tell Australian abuse panel church must look at clerical culture

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SYDNEY – Catholic experts told an Australian government commission that the church needed to re-examine its culture of clericalism if it wanted to help put an end to clergy sexual abuse.

Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump could be meeting each other as early as May when Trump visits Italy for the G7 summit.

A meeting between Pope Francis and Donald Trump might be on the horizon

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis could be meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at as early as the end of May.

The National Catholic Committee on Scouting says the Boy Scouts of America's new policy regarding gender identity won't affect Scouting units sponsored by the Catholic Church.

New gender policy won't affect Catholic Scouting units, says committee

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IRVING, Texas – The Boy Scouts of America's new policy to accept members based on their gender identity will have no impact on Scouting units sponsored by the Catholic Church, said the National Catholic Committee on Scouting.

The U.S. bishops are asking the new Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to not fulfil President Donald Trump's pledge to move the country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Don't move U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, bishops ask new Secretary of State

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WASHINGTON – The Israeli-Palestinian conflict requires wise U.S. engagement to build a better future for both peoples, and this future could be endangered by an embassy relocation, the U.S. Catholic bishops told the new Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson.

Gail Furness, senior counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, speaks at a hearing in Sydney Feb. 6.

Australia's sex abuse commission: 7 per cent of priests were alleged perpetrators

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SYDNEY – Australia's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse kicked off a three-week "Catholic wrapup," expected to discuss the church's theology and doctrine, structure and governance, including the role of the Vatican and canon law, and issues like celibacy, confession and more.

Pope Francis sent a message of encouragement to the XVI World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates hosted Feb. 2-5 by Bogotá Columbia's Chamber of Commerce.

Pope Francis encourages successful dialogue at Nobel Peace summit

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VATICAN CITY – On behalf of Pope Francis, the Vatican's Secretary of State sent a message encouraging the participants of XVI World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates to peaceful and effective communication.

After the resignation of Fra Matthew Festing, grand master of the Order of Malta, Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Angelo Becciu, Vatican substitute secretary of state, as his special delegate and sole spokesman to the Order.

Pope names an 'exclusive spokesman' to Order of Malta, no mentions of Cardinal Burke

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis named Archbishop Angelo Becciu, Vatican substitute secretary of state, as his special delegate and sole spokesman to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Syrian refugees wait at a clinic in 2016 at a camp near the Jordanian city of Mafraq. Many Syrian refugees are frustrated over President Donald Trump’s executive action banning their entry to the U.S. until further notice.

Promised safe haven in America, refugees now grounded by Trump

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AMMAN, Jordan – Promised resettlement in the United States after escaping death and destruction in their homeland, many Syrian refugees are frustrated and angry over President Donald Trump’s executive action banning their entry to the U.S. until further notice.

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