Sarah Salvadore

Nursing homes with Catholic ties lost many residents to the first wave of COVID-19. As virus hotspots move to southern and western states, these senior communities prepare for what's next.

For Franciscans in the United States, Serra is an important figure. They acknowledge his massive contribution to the church and are yet mindful of his complicated legacy and history. Should statues of him remain in public view?

Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane, Washington, released a statement July 5 criticizing a video on racism by Rob McCann, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington.

Bishop Timothy Doherty of Lafayette, Indiana, has suspended a pastor after the priest called Black Lives Matter protestors "maggots" and "parasites."

Parishioners of the Church of St. Francis Xavier in New York have petitioned New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan to "speak boldly" on the matters of racism and white supremacy.

Prominent Catholic leaders sent messages of video support to the LGBTQ community for Pride Month after Outreach 2020, a Catholic LGBTQ conference hosted by Fordham University, was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hundreds of Knights of Columbus members signed a petition urging chaplain Archbishop Lori to apologize for Trump's visit and asking the organization's leadership to commit to "healing and reconciliation with its racist legacy."

Speaking at an online public dialogue, the Washington, D.C. archbishop said Americans need to work together and that no political party was completely aligned with Catholic social justice teaching.

A local chapter of the Knights of Columbus in Washington, D.C., made up of black Catholics, has denounced President Donald Trump's recent visit to the St. John Paul II National Shrine. Trump's visit came against the backdrop of Black Lives Matter protests across the country.

A second man, Samier Tadros, 46, has come forward to accuse Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of sexual abuse. 

"It's absolutely inappropriate for the president of the United States to be using a Catholic facility like the shrine for a photo op for his reelection," said Stephen Schneck, who was among some 2,000 demonstrators.

Advocates say that a worrying wave of religious exemptions to anti-discrimination laws have left many LGBT employees vulnerable. Catholic institutions, while affirming of LGBT members, seem to draw a line when it comes to marriage.

Catholic immigration activists held an overnight vigil in front of the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey, after groups sued its operating company for the release of detainees during the pandemic.

Though not insurance, faith-based health care sharing ministries are a growing part of the insurance landscape. Lawsuits and critics say the inexpensive plans deny preexisting conditions and have no obligation to pay medical claims.

Students and alumni of Archbishop Alter High School object after James Zimmerman, an English teacher of 23 years, was told by his principal that the Cincinnati Archdiocese decided to not renew his contract.

Risk of moral injury is higher for women veterans raised in a religious household. A relatively new area of research, moral injury occurs when a combat veteran struggles with the ethical and moral ambiguities of war — their sense of right and wrong being violated.

Catholic immigration activists in New Jersey held a driving protest in front of state immigration detention centers in Newark April 1, demanding the immediate release of immigrant detainees after confirmed cases of COVID-19 outbreak within the facilities.

Catholic shelters and services are grappling with the fast-changing situation across the country, as people who are homeless find themselves in a vulnerable position amid social distancing and quarantine.

Fr. J. Irvin Mouser, a priest from the Archdiocese of Louisville, was removed from public ministry in 2002 on charges of child sex abuse, but as recently as January, he was serving at the Loretto sisters' motherhouse under outsiders' radar.

Operated by the Student Life and Ministry Office and the Student Government Association, Iggy's Cupboard is dedicated to providing meals to students, faculty and staff struggling with uncertain access to food.