Catholic News

• Federal court sides with New Orleans archdiocese, against priest who alleged discrimination (Religion Clause)
  Citing the ministerial expection, a federal district court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Father Kesiena Obienu against the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The Nigerian-born priest, who was ordained in 2022, alleged discrimination that led to “wrongful termination, failure to promote, failure to allow him to complete the training necessary for promotion, unequal terms and conditions […]
• Thai desire for military glory is fomenting conflict, Cambodian prelate says (Fides)
  The apostolic prefect of Battambang, Cambodia, attributed the Cambodia–Thailand conflict to the Thai government’s desire for military glory. Father Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, a Spanish Jesuit missionary prelate, told the Fides news agency that “political dynamics [in Thailand] are prompting the military to strive for national glory, even through this war with an external enemy, which […]
• Michigan AG releases report on alleged abuse in Diocese of Grand Rapids (Michigan Dept. of Attorney General)
  Attorney General Dana Nessel of Michigan released “Diocese of Grand Rapids: A Complete Accounting,” a 335-page report on allegations of clerical sexual abuse in the diocese. “The investigation into the Diocese of Grand Rapids did not reveal any allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor regarding priests in active ministry,” the diocese said in […]
• Papal appeal for peace in DR Congo (Dicastery for Communication)
  Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the military campaign by the M23 rebel group continues. “I am following with deep concern the resumption of fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo,” Pope Leo said following his Sunday Angelus address. “While expressing my closeness […]