Archdiocese of Vancouver signs ‘sacred covenant’ with First Nation in British Columbia — By: Catholic News Agency

Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller is presented with a gift at the Sacred Covenant signing on Sunday, March 31, 2024. / Credit: Archdiocese of Vancouver CNA Staff, Apr 2, 2024 / 15:45 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Vancouver on Easter Sunday signed a “sacred covenant” pact with the Indigenous Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc government at Kamloops,…

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World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza relief efforts after 7 workers killed in Israeli strike — By: Catholic News Agency

Chef José Andrés discussing the delivery of aid to Ukraine in 2022. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 2, 2024 / 13:40 pm (CNA). Seven humanitarian aid workers with the World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed by an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Monday, subsequently bringing the group’s relief efforts in…

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Sacramento Diocese files for bankruptcy in wake of more than 250 abuse allegations — By: Catholic News Agency

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento, California. / Credit: Randy Miramontez/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 2, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA). Following more than 250 lawsuits alleging abuse against the Diocese of Sacramento, Bishop Jaime Soto announced on Monday that the diocese will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. California’s Child Victims Act, signed in 2019…

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