Catholic News

• Vatican prefect, newspaper pay tribute to Teilhard de Chardin (CWN)
  With one headline describing him as “a Moses of the 20th century,” L’Osservatore Romano devoted two pages of its March 27 edition to Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955), the French Jesuit philosopher and paleontologist whose views on race and eugenics have come under increased scrutiny over the past decade.
• 'Tell Congress to defund Planned Parenthood and affiliates,' pro-life action alert urges (Human Life Action)
  The National Committee for a Human Life Amendment (Human Life Action), which works closely with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on legislation, has urged Americans to “tell Congress to defund Planned Parenthood and affiliates.” “Please send a message to your representatives today and join those who are visiting members of Congress for Pro-Life […]
• Nearly 850 who allege clerical abuse compensated in France since 2022 (La Croix)
  In the past three years, 1,580 people who allege they experienced sexual abuse in the Church have applied for compensation to the French bishops’ National Independent Authority for Recognition and Reparation. The body, which has 22 case workers, has rendered 852 decisions, 99% of which have involved financial compensation. The average compensation in 2024 was […]
• President Trump's actions show 'pattern of cruelty,' sisters charge (Sisters of the Holy Cross)
  The Sisters of the Holy Cross, a religious institute headquartered in Notre Dame, Indiana, charged that President Trump’s “executive actions show a pattern of cruelty that shocks the conscience.” Citing the “dismantling of USAID programs,” “abandonment of the refugee resettlement program,” “sudden firings of civil servants,” “targeting of immigrant communities,” and “stepping back from the […]