Dennis Sadowski

Franciscan Fr. Joseph Nangle, who spent nearly 50 years challenging war, poverty and injustice, died Dec. 14 in Washington. 

 "We know of at least 60 organizations who are doing some form of unarmed civilian protection in at least 30 areas of the world," said Mel Duncan, cofounder of Nonviolent Peaceforce. One such area is the West Bank.

In 2022 Queen of Apostles, a non-territorial congregation affiliated with the Marianists, found out the order could no longer assign a priest to them. Many members chose to stay together, seeking help from the Marianists to chart a path forward.

The diocesan priest named in a controversy over damage to a Vatican II altar in Cleveland was on leave from the priesthood for a decade following allegations of sexual abuse, before being reinstated to ministry in 2012.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary's altar was built by a priest and once used by a cardinal who's on the path to canonization. It's now dismantled and damaged, after the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest came to the Cleveland parish.

Opponents to an agreement that allows Gannon University to run an education and research center in a county-run library question whether it's appropriate for a private entity to operate in a public space. 

Alabama's execution of a man by nitrogen gas is raising ethical questions about whether the practice is cruel and experimental. As other states consider the method, one Catholic advocacy leader called it "extremely troubling."

A Jan. 27 webinar featuring Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester and former Pax Christi leader Marie Dennis called on Catholics to speak up for the abolition of nuclear weapons. "Let us get to work," said Wester.

Local Catholic Charities programs have received some 12,500 pounds of fresh vegetables this year from a produce farm started by inmates at the Grafton Correctional Institution in northern Ohio.

A series of regional online roundtables hosted by the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative focused on the need for broader teaching of Gospel nonviolence in schools, parishes and neighborhoods. 

Advocates for survivors of clergy sexual abuse said it's time for Ohio's Attorney General Dave Yost to investigate the state's six Catholic dioceses.  

Among issues discussed during the June 12-15 assembly of the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests was the call for women's ordination to both the diaconate and priesthood. Theologian Cecilia González-Andrieu told the hundreds of clerics gathered in San Diego for the event that the issue causes Catholic women "a level of grief that is difficult to describe."

In a recorded address to the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle suggested that resistance to the synod process is rooted in fear of change and insecurity about Catholic identity.

Questions about the future of humanities at two Catholic universities reflect those being confronted throughout higher education as officials weigh reshaping their academic offerings amid changing student interests.

Drawing on decades of papal teaching on peace, Cardinal Robert McElroy told an audience at Notre Dame that Catholics are facing a "new moment" in history, one that requires finding nonviolent alternatives to war.

Officials in Catholic higher ed have their eyes on two Supreme Court cases on affirmative action policies. The ruling likely will alter how schools admit students as they strive to build diverse learning communities.

Saying they are outraged by growing "antisemitic rhetoric" across the country, members of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs urged Christians to decry hate-filled statements and violence aimed at Jewish individuals, homes and institutions.

A new report issued by a Fordham University program, finds 26.2% of the world's population lives in poverty.

Praising clergy sexual abuse survivors for their courage in bringing their painful experiences to light, a panel of current or former diocesan victim assistance coordinators urged the Catholic community to enter into "radical accompaniment" with abuse victims to promote long-lasting healing.

Fr. Guillermo Treviño wasn't sure what to expect when Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula assigned him in 2018 to St. Joseph Parish in rural West Liberty, Iowa, population 3,808.