Washington state asks court to force Seattle Archdiocese to comply with abuse inquiry — By: Catholic News Agency

St. James Cathedral in Seattle. / Credit: DarrylBrooks/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 10, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA). Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson this week announced legal action against the Archdiocese of Seattle over what the prosecutor said was a refusal to cooperate with the state’s ongoing investigation into an alleged cover-up of clergy abuse there.  Ferguson’s office said in…

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Class of ’24: Commencement speakers range from ‘The Chosen’ actor to a Catholic cardinal — By: Catholic News Agency

Clockwise, from top left: Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie, Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong, Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs, and Father Mike Schmitz of Duluth, Minnesota, will address the Class of 2024. / Credits: Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images; Edward Pentin/National Catholic Register; Benedictine College; and FOCUS National Catholic Register, May 10, 2024 /…

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Cyberattack on largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S. disrupts care  — By: Catholic News Agency

Crittenton Hospital Medical Center in Rochester, Michigan belongs to the network of Ascension Health facilities in 19 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons Denver Newsroom, May 9, 2024 / 19:13 pm (CNA). Ascension Health, the largest chain of Catholic hospitals in the U.S., is investigating a cyberattack according to a…

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