Russell Shaw

1 week ago | catholicworldreport.com | Eduardo Berdejo |Russell Shaw

Sodality of Christian Life signs its official dissolution decree By Eduardo Berdejo for CNA Archbishop Charles Scicluna (left) and Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu (right). / Credit: Claudio Reyes/AFP/GettyLima Newsroom, Apr 15, 2025 / 13:31 pm (CNA). The Vatican announced Tuesday that the suppression of the Sodality of Christian Life and all the institutions founded by Luis Fernando Figari has been formalized as a result of an investigation ordered by Pope Francis.

1 week ago | catholicworldreport.com | Daniel Payne |Russell Shaw

House bill would affirm tax exemption is not federal ‘financial assistance’ By Daniel Payne for CNA A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in downtown Washington, D.C. / Credit: Rob Crandall/ShutterstockCNA Staff, Apr 11, 2025 / 16:23 pm (CNA). A federal bill proposed this week would affirm that nonprofits and charities are not receiving federal “financial assistance” simply by being granted a tax-exempt status. The Safeguarding Charity Act, introduced by Florida Rep.

2 weeks ago | catholicworldreport.com | Madalaine Elhabbal |Russell Shaw

Delegates at the fifth assembly of the German Synodal Way, meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 11, 2023, applaud after the he passage of a text calling for changes to the German Church's approach to gender identity. / Jonathan Liedl/National Catholic RegisterWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 5, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA).

4 weeks ago | catholicworldreport.com | Madalaine Elhabbal |Russell Shaw

French independent abuse authority has compensated nearly 850 victims since 2021 By Madalaine Elhabbal for CNA Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. / Credit: Gabriele Maltinti/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 26, 2025 / 15:15 pm (CNA). France’s National Independent Authority for Recognition and Reparation (INIRR) has compensated nearly 850 victims of clergy sex abuse since 2021, according to its latest report released on Wednesday.

1 month ago | catholicworldreport.com | Tyler Arnold |Russell Shaw

Sister Mary Casey O’Connor, SV, and her twin sister, Casey Gunning, who has Down syndrome, speak at the March for Life Rally in 2023. / Credit: Screenshot EWTN YouTubeWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 21, 2025 / 09:45 am (CNA). As Americans become more conscious of the importance of welcoming people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including those with Down syndrome, the Catholic Church in the United States is also working to accommodate Catholics who have such conditions.