Catholic News | June 19

Kevin Nelson reports on the day's news.

• Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signs bill banning abortion into law
• Papal Almoner turns the power back on at a government building occupied by some 450 squatters, including close to 100 children
• Romania is preparing to welcome Pope Francis who will be visiting the country  May 31 - June 2
• New York religious groups hoping a Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act becomes law

Kevin Nelson reports on the day's news.

• Pope Francis releases clearer set of universal procedures for reporting suspected abuse, carrying out initial investigations, and protecting victims and whistleblowers
• Bishop Frank Dewane speaks out after school shooting outside Denver
• Pope speaks to Gypsy community at Vatican prayer service
• Virginia Bishops Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Barry Knestout of Richmond condemn judge's decision

Kevin Nelson reports on the day's news for May 3, 2019.

Kevin Nelson reports on the day's Catholic news.

• Pope Francis' message at his weekly general audience focuses on the Lord's Prayer
• Philadelphia court of appeals sides with city's efforts to bar Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from placing children in foster care with "any" family
• Spanish magazine interviews Archbishop of Mumbai Oswald Gracias and Archbishop of Tegucigalpa Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, members of the pope's Council of Cardinals
• Washington, DC court of appeals upholds requirement that U.S. House of Representatives opens each day with prayer

Kevin Nelson reports on Catholic news for April 16, 2019.

Fire destroys much of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral. Good news from the scene. Donations to rebuild the church already coming in from French companies.

In other news, Cardinal Joseph Tobin speaks out against New Jersey's Terminally Act and Pope Francis makes a "Mercy Friday" visit.