Catholic News
- Former OSV editor faces child pornography charges (Our Sunday Visitor)Gerald Korson, the editor of Our Sunday Visitor from 1998 to 2007, has been charged with the possession of child pornography, as well as inducing a minor to engage in explicit conduct for the creation of child pornography. Korson also worked as editor of the magazine of Legatus, the association of Catholic business leaders.
- Abuse suit against New Hampshire bishop dismissed (New Hampshire Union-Leader)A New Hampshire judge dismissed an abuse suit against Bishop Peter Libasci of Manchester following the death of the bishop’s accuser. The accuser had alleged that the bishop had sexually assaulted him in 1983 and 1984, when the future bishop was serving in a New York parish. Bishop Libasci denied the allegations.
- USCCB touts CCHD, its anti-poverty program (USCCB)The United States Conference of Conference Bishops issued a press release yesterday encouraging contributions to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), its controversial anti-poverty program. In 2023, the program had an operating deficit of $11,412,329, leading to net assets of negative $2.3 million at year’s end. Ralph McCloud, who was named director of CCHD […]
- Adhere to space treaty's nuclear weapons ban, Vatican diplomat urges (Holy See Mission)In his second statement in recent days on outer space, a leading Vatican diplomat called for adherence to the Outer Space Treaty (1967), which bans nuclear weapons in space. Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, said that “states must promote responsible behavior in outer space […]