United States

Syro-Malankara Church gets new US diocese
The Catholic Church has welcomed the Vatican establishing a diocese for the Syro-Malankara Church in the United States with an official calling it the beginning of a “new era.” The Vatican
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Let’s follow Japan’s honest lead
Disturbed by news of the sexual abuse of children by priests and religious in the United States and the failure of bishops there to respond properly, in 2002 the bishops of Japan investigated the
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More abuse claims filed against Jesuits
More than 500 people have filed claims accusing the members of Jesuit’s Oregon Province of sexually abusing children. The claims vary in severity and span decades and geography, reported
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US Jesuit chief seeks collaboration
The visiting head of Jesuits in the United States says his men and their counterparts in South Asia could widen their collaboration for the socio-educational development of millions. Father Thomas
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