Harrisburg, Pa., Nov 27, 2019 / 01:01 pm (CNA).- Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf signed into law Tuesday three bills on child sex abuse, which were recommended by the state’s 2018 grand jury report on allegations of clerical sexual abuse of minors. “These bills will today become law, and victims of one of the most unimaginable

Cairo, Egypt, Nov 27, 2019 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- Human rights groups have voiced concern over the arrest of a Coptic Christian activist in Egypt, on terrorism-related charges. Critics argue the arrest is an attempt to silence those who disagree with the government. Ramy Kamel, founder of the human rights organization Maspero Youth Union, was

Phoenix, Ariz., Nov 27, 2019 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The Church must face the fallout of the abuse scandal with humility and courage, Bishop Thomas Olmstead of Phoenix has said, while predicting “very difficult” years ahead for the Church. “We need a spirit of humility, but also courage and praise for the mercy of God

Baltimore, Md., Nov 27, 2019 / 11:30 am (CNA).- The United States Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a statement of interest in support of a Christian school in Maryland that says it was banned from a voucher program due to its religious beliefs. The DOJ said it found no evidence that the school had

Vatican City, Nov 27, 2019 / 05:37 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Wednesday appointed an auditor and Italian banking consultant as president of the Financial Information Authority (AIF), the Vatican’s internal financial watchdog. Carmelo Barbagallo, 63, is a consultant in the areas of banking, financial supervision, and the Single Supervisory Mechanism. He was previously head of

Vatican City, Nov 26, 2019 / 01:05 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis reemphasized opposition to nuclear weapons, the global arms trade, and capital punishment on the plane ride back to Rome following his apostolic visit to Japan and Thailand. During his visit, Francis visited both Hiroshima and Nagasaki–locations where the United States dropped atomic weapons at

Vatican City, Nov 26, 2019 / 12:20 pm (CNA).- Please read below for CNA's full transcript of the pope's Nov. 26 in-flight press conference, during his flight from Tokyo, Japan to Rome: Pope Francis: It was an intense journey and also with a categorical change [in the middle]  because Thailand is one thing and Japan

Aboard the papal plane, Nov 26, 2019 / 11:31 am (CNA).- Although investigators are looking into a controversial Vatican investment in a luxury London property development, whether the deal was corrupt is still an open question, Pope Francis said Tuesday. Answering questions aboard the papal plane from Tokyo to Rome Nov. 26, the pope said

Baltimore, Md., Nov 26, 2019 / 10:00 am (CNA).- Mary must be our key to the New Evangelization in the U.S., the incoming head of the U.S. bishops’ evangelization committee says. “The greatest evangelization that ever happened in the history of the world was when Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared in what is now Mexico

Washington D.C., Nov 26, 2019 / 09:00 am (CNA).- As he helps his flock recover from the horrific bombing of their cathedral in Jolo, in the Philippines, earlier this year, Monsignor Romeo Saniel, OMI, said a miraculous event 17 years ago prepared him for his enormous task of the present. On May 4, 2002, Saniel