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Tourists stand at Rome's Trevi Fountain Aug. 2, 2017. Beginning April 1, the city said coins that are tossed into the fountain will no longer be delivered to the Rome diocesan Caritas for funding homeless shelters, soup kitchens and parish-based services to families in difficulty. (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters)

Update: Rome mayor says Caritas will still get Trevi Fountain coins

Catholic News Service
January 14, 2019
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After weeks of confusion and consternation, Rome’s mayor told the Vatican newspaper that Rome Caritas would benefit not only from the coins tourists throw in the Trevi Fountain, but from coins tossed in any of the city’s historic water features.

Young people participate in the annual Walk for Life in San Diego Jan. 20. A report released Nov. 21 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fewer U.S. women are having abortions than at any time since Roe v. Wade. (CNS photo/David Maung)

Pro-lifers: N.Y. abortion bill could one day make being pro-life ‘a crime’

Catholic News Service
January 11, 2019
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Officials at the New York State Catholic Conference are calling the Reproductive Health Act “worse than we thought it would be.”

Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, retired archbishop of Washington, is seen at the National Press Club in this 2015 file photo. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Cardinal Wuerl wrote papal nuncio of abuse claims against predecessor in 2004

Catholic News Service
January 11, 2019
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Church officials confirmed that Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, retired archbishop of Washington, had forwarded an allegation of sexual misconduct against his predecessor, former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, to the papal nuncio in Washington in 2004.

Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the official preacher of the papal household, delivers the homily to U.S. bishops during Mass Jan. 3 in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Mundelein Seminary during the bishops' Jan. 2-8 retreat at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Illinois, near Chicago. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Archbishop Lori and other bishops describe retreat as profound, inspiring

Carol Zimmermann
January 10, 2019
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Archbishop William E. Lori said the retreat was prayerful, serious and a moment to strengthen the bonds of unity and communion among the bishops.

Archbishop William E. Lori, standing next to Maryland Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr., delivers the opening prayer before the start of the evening session of the Maryland General Assembly Feb. 18, 2013. (CR file)

Senate President Mike Miller undergoing treatment for prostate cancer

Kelly Sankowski
January 10, 2019
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On the Senate floor Jan. 10, Maryland Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller confirmed reports that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He will be undergoing chemotherapy during this year’s legislative session, but in a statement said he plans to continue to “fully carry out my Senate responsibilities.” “As many of you know, beyond […]

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