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Archdiocese of New York will pay out $800 million in sexual abuse settlement

Archbishop Hicks said the settlement puts the archdiocese “on the verge of being able to … bring some measure of healing and reconciliation to all victim-survivors.”

Polish bishops oppose abortion bills, name historian to lead abuse commission

The bishops oppose a policy that "does not build but destroys," Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda said, as historian Piotr Franaszek takes the helm of the Church's abuse commission.

Milwaukee Archbishop Grob issues ‘public apology’ over White House meeting

Archbishop Jeffrey Grob said his “intention was never to cause confusion, anger, or disappointment among the people entrusted to my care” and that the meeting was publicized without consent.

Virgin of Guadalupe takes center stage at U.S. Hispanic ministry meeting

A conference brought together dozens of diocesan directors and leaders of Hispanic and Latino ministry from various parts of the United States.

Denver archbishop responds to criticism over Trump prayer meeting: ‘I was being a Catholic priest’

Archbishop James Golka led a prayer during an Oct. 22 meeting at the Oval Office between Trump and over half a dozen of his fellow U.S. bishops.

Students for Life, Turning Point debate abortion in ‘Feminists Lied’ campus tour

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

Ahead of Religious Freedom Day, U.S. bishops call for ethical AI

U.S. bishops said AI could expand surveillance and persecution of religious groups and urged that human dignity remain central to protecting religious freedom.

Bishop Barron slams ‘clownish irrelevance’ of German Catholic academy in blistering statement

Controversy over Bishop Robert Barron's acceptance of a 2025 award from a German Catholic institution resurfaced this week.

Catholic ethicists debate morality of embryo adoption

The 2008 Vatican document Dignitas Personae affirmed the dignity and rights of frozen embryos and expressed reservations about proposals for prenatal adoption.

Catholic campus ministries eligible for Lilly grant of up to $7.5 million

A Lilly Endowment grant is open to Catholic campus ministries, St. Carlo Acutis’ mother gifts Franciscan University with a relic of her son, and more in this week’s Catholic education new roundup.