The French bishops’ conference is entering a new era under Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, following his election as president. This transition comes after years of focus on abuse reform and safeguarding.

La Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB por sus siglas en inglés) dijo que no renovará sus acuerdos de cooperación con el gobierno federal relacionados con los servicios para niños y el apoyo a los refugiados después de que sus asociaciones de larga data con el gobierno federal en esas áreas se volvieran “insostenibles”.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related to children’s services and refugee support after its longstanding partnerships with the federal government in those areas became “untenable.”

Livia Tossici-Bolt, a retired scientist, was found guilty at an April 4 trial of infringing a 492-feet, or 15-meter, exclusion or “buffer” zone around an abortion clinic in Bournemouth, a town on the south coast of England.

The multicultural composition of the Salesian order is a gift that the priests and brothers should use in their service to the church and the world, and particularly to young people in need, Pope Francis said.