Police in England have apologized to a Catholic woman six months after she was arrested for praying silently outside an abortion facility.

Four months after soliciting public input on the development of safeguarding guidelines, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it had reviewed 300 responses and 700 suggestions that “largely confirmed the approach adopted” for establishing rules and procedures to handle abuse in the Catholic Church.

The federal government appears to be heading toward a shutdown at the end of September, as congressional lawmakers are running out of time to pass legislation funding the government after Sept. 30. Advocacy groups, including the U.S. bishops conference, have cautioned against allowing that to happen, urging lawmakers to come to an agreement and keep the government open.

En un mensaje del 5 de septiembre a los miembros de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore, el Arzobispo William E. Lori dijo que, a la luz de la entrada en vigor, el 1 de octubre, de una nueva ley en Maryland que elimina la prescripción para demandas civiles surgidas de acusaciones de abuso sexual infantil, la arquidiócesis estaba sopesando sus opciones para responder a posibles demandas.

Some Dominicans, whose order has a special devotion to the Mother of God, are organizing the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage to be held Sept. 30 at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Dominican Father Patrick Briscoe, one of the organizers, about the scriptural basis and history of the rosary.