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Legal Matters United States

NY Archdiocese accuses insurer of ‘waging shadow campaign’

The New York Archdiocese is arguing in state court that its longtime insurer has secretly been “waging a shadow campaign” and posing as a victims’ rights group in order to “undermine and weaken” the archdiocese amid an ongoing insurance dispute. Source: EWTN News.

United States

Archbishop urges prayer after another fatal shooting by ICE

St Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda has called for prayer after another fatal shooting by United States federal agents in Minnesota. Source: EWTN News. 

United States

US cardinals call for ‘genuinely moral foreign policy’

Three United States cardinals have urged the creation of a “genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation” as the US faces “the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War”. Source: OSV News.

United States

US Catholics support immigrants after fatal ICE shooting

In the days after a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, there has been an upwelling of community prayer and support for people targeted by the government’s immigration crackdown. Source: NCR Online.

Europe United States

Greenlanders reject US plan, island’s only Catholic priest says

The Trump Administration‘s plans to acquire Greenland for the United States – either through purchase from Denmark or by military means– are being met with concern and “a quiet strength” by residents, says the Arctic island’s only Catholic parish priest. Source: OSV News.

United States

Pope appoints new Archbishop of New York

Archbishop Ronald Hicks, the new leader of the New York Archdiocese, introduced himself to the faithful of his new home yesterday with a pledge to become familiar with its challenges and uphold human dignity. Source: OSV News.

Research United States

Report reveals why some Americans leave their childhood faith

Americans who leave their childhood religion typically do so by age 30, with just under half saying they stopped believing their former religion’s teachings. Source: OSV News.

United States

New York Archdiocese to set up $450m fund for sexual abuse victims

The New York Archdiocese will set up a $US300 million ($A452m) fund to compensate victims of sexual abuse who have sued the Church. Source: NCR Online.

Death Penalty United States

Campaign to end death penalty steps up in US

Catholics and pro-life conservatives joined a broad coalition of more than 50 organisations seeking to end the death penalty in the United States amid the 2025 surge in executions. Source: CNA.