Catholic News Service

As the Catholic Church in Chile continues to reel from allegations of clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups, police arrested the former chancellor of the Archdiocese of Santiago on accusations he sexually abused minors.

The Jesuits' general postulator said he has begun compiling all of the writings of Jesuit Fr. Pedro Arrupe and seeking eyewitnesses who can attest to the holiness of order's late superior general.

Peru's bishops expressed support for an overhaul of the country's judicial system after phone-tap recordings revealing influence peddling and corruption became public.

Some of migrant children under age 5 separated from their families by the government were reunited with loved ones July 9 with help from Catholic organizations.

Bishop Richard Garcia, who headed the Diocese of Monterey since 2007, died July 11 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 71.

The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X elected 47-year-old Fr. Davide Pagliarani, an Italian member of the society, as its superior general.

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Oscar Cantú of Las Cruces, New Mexico, to be coadjutor bishop of San Jose, California.

The Tamadaw, the military of Myanmar, has been attacking the ethnic minority Kachin people in what some observers are calling a genocide.

Ethiopia's Catholic Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel commended the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments for signing a peace accord.

The Vatican is helping organize an international conference meant to help dioceses work with their local communities in finding appropriate uses for decommissioned churches.

The Catholic Mobilizing Network has urged the state of Nevada to spare the life of convicted murderer Scott Dozier, who was scheduled to be executed July 11 at the state prison in Ely, Nevada.

Montana's two Catholic dioceses have reiterated their respective policies on political involvement, saying that support for or opposition to a particular candidate by any representative of the diocese is not permitted.

Nicaraguan bishops and clergy were attacked by armed groups aligned with the government July 9 as violence in the Central American country escalated and affected the Catholic Church.

The gap between philanthropic donations and what governments in developing countries can spend on projects to improve the lives of their people is the place where impact investing can make all the difference, said speakers at a Vatican conference.

Encouraging an act of mercy and arguing it would not compromise justice, Nebraska's three Catholic bishops said July 6 they oppose the scheduled execution of death-row inmate Carey Dean Moore.

Hundreds of protesters led by Chicago priest Fr. Michael Pfleger and anti-gun activists filled a major Chicago highway for about an hour July 7 demanding that officials stop gun violence in the city.

As war continues to threaten the Middle East and to undermine the existence of Christian communities there, the international community must do more to bring lasting peace, Pope Francis said.

Nigeria's Catholic bishops criticized the president's lack of action against ethnic Fulani herdsmen who attack farmers and linked his inaction to his religion.

Hearts closed to welcoming migrants and refugees are similar to those of the Pharisees, who would preach sacrifice and following God's law without exercising mercy to those in need, Pope Francis said.

While everyone has a role and responsibility to help safeguard the planet, all governments must uphold commitments agreed upon in the Paris Accord on reducing climate change, Pope Francis said.