Leaders & Institutions
On urgent issues, US Catholic bishops should follow the pope’s lead
By Mark Silk — December 4, 2023
(RNS) — Catching up with Francis on climate as well as democracy.
Pope Francis says he’s doing better but again skips his window appearance facing St. Peter’s Square
By Frances D'emilio — December 4, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people in the square followed his words from giant screens set up outdoors.
Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims
By Jason Dearen and Michael Rezendes — December 4, 2023
HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Nondisclosure agreements have been used frequently by the Mormon church and other organizations to keep sex abuse allegations secret.
What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted
By Sheikh Saaliq — December 1, 2023
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Sikh independence movement eventually became a bloody armed insurgency that shook India in the 1970s and 1980s.R
Leading African ecumenical group elects first female president
By Fredrick Nzwili — November 30, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The Rev. Lydia Chituku Neshangwe, a Presbyterian minister, became the first woman to lead the ecumenical All Africa Conference of Churches.
Opposing communities plan separate memorial services for Carlton Pearson
By Adelle M. Banks — November 29, 2023
(RNS) — ‘I want to show diversity,’ Pearson said in a recording near the end of his life, which has ended up being shown through the range of services.
In the US, Black survivors are nearly invisible in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis
By Lea Skene and Tiffany Stanley — November 29, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) — Cases of clergy abuse among African Americans are especially underreported, according to experts.
Pope cancels trip to Dubai for UN climate conference on doctors’ orders while recovering from flu
By Nicole Winfield — November 29, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The pope revealed Sunday that he had lung inflammation but said at the time that he still planned to go to Dubai.
Pope Francis getting antibiotics intravenously for lung problem, limiting appointments, Vatican says
By Associated Press — November 28, 2023
ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s press office said on Monday that the inflammation was causing some respiratory difficulties for Francis.
Pope Francis says he has a lung inflammation but will go to Dubai this week for a climate conference
By Frances D'emilio — November 27, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Francis gave the traditional noon blessing in an appearance televised live from the chapel in the Vatican hotel.
With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe’s Jews worry
By Jamey Keaten and Laurie Kellman — November 27, 2023
GENEVA (AP) — Faced with fears that antisemitism will spread, communities are taking action.
A film sheds light on 11 daring women whose defiant act changed the Episcopal Church
By Yonat Shimron — November 24, 2023
(RNS) — ‘The Philadelphia Eleven’ depicts the buildup toward the so-called irregular ordination at which four bishops ordained 11 women as priests without the denomination’s approval.
A French bishop is accused of attempted rape in latest scandal to hit Catholic Church in France
By Associated Press — November 22, 2023
PARIS (AP) — The Bishops' Conference of France said the accused bishop, Georges Colomb, contests the charge and deserves the presumption of innocence.
DeSantis won’t condemn Musk for endorsing an antisemitic post. ‘I did not see the comment,’ he says.
By Will Weissert — November 21, 2023
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The governor also said he opposes antisemitism “across the board,” no matter if it comes from the right or left of the ideological spectrum.
For this group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change
By Trisha Thomas and Nicole Winfield — November 21, 2023
TORVAIANICA, Italy (AP) — For the marginalized trans community of Torvaianica, it was just the latest gesture of inclusion from a pope who has made reaching out to the LGBTQ+ community a hallmark of his papacy.
