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Australian Cardinal George Pell delivers a statement in the Vatican press office June 29. Speaking after Australian authorities filed sexual abuse charges against him, the cardinal denied all charges and told reporters he looks forward to having an opportunity to defend himself in court. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Cardinal Pell, professing innocence, will face charges in Australia

Cindy Wooden
June 29, 2017
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Proclaiming his innocence after being charged with sexual abuse, Australian Cardinal George Pell said, “I’m looking forward finally to having my day in court.”

New Cardinals pray as Pope Francis leads a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 28. Pictured are Cardinals Jean Zerbo of Bamako, Mali; Juan Jose Omella of Barcelona, Spain; Anders Arborelius of Stockholm; Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun of Pakse, Laos; and Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador, El Salvador. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Serve God, humanity just like Jesus did, pope tells new cardinals

Carol Glatz
June 28, 2017
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Cardinals are not called to be “princes” of the church, but to serve the people of God and tackle the sins of the world, Pope Francis told five new cardinals.

People gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court June 26 in Washington. The high court was issuing its last decisions in its current term, which ends June 30. Two of the most-awaited decisions involved the Trump administration's travel ban and the suit by a Missouri Lutheran preschool denied a state grant for creating a safer playground. (CNS photo/Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA)

Religious freedom supporters applaud decision siding with Lutheran school

Josephine von Dohlen
June 27, 2017
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Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, said the decision was a “landmark victory for religious freedom.”

A news assistant runs past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington after the justices announced they would hear President Donald Trump's travel ban case in October and also said that in the meantime, a limited version of the ban could take effect while the legal battle continues. (CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters)

Supreme Court will hear travel ban, allow some limits on immigration

Rhina Guidos
June 26, 2017
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The U.S. Catholic bishops have opposed the ban and its revision, particularly because of the provision that suspends entry of all refugees for at least four months.

Activists rally outside U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 26 after the court sided with Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Mo., which sued after being denied a state grant for creating a safer playground. (CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters)

Court says church school can’t be barred from state funds for playground

Carol Zimmermann
June 26, 2017
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In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court June 26 said a Lutheran preschool should not be excluded from a state grant program to refurbish its playground surface just because it is a religious entity.

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