U.S. bishops mark 100th anniversary of Black History Month

U.S. bishops mark 100th anniversary of Black History Month February marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month being commemorated in the U.S. Church fresco angel that resembled Italian prime minister painted over to end controversy The restored fresco in an ancient church in Rome sparked controversy after one of the angels depicted in the restoration bore a striking resemblance to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Archbishop Coakley urges U.S., Russia to renew nuclear arms control pact U.S. bishops’ conference president Archbishop Paul Coakley called for keeping limitations of the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which is set to expire on Feb. 5. Why Slovak bishops are defending 25-year-old agreement with Holy See A Slovak opposition party has questioned aspects of the country’s 25-year-old agreement with the Vatican, prompting Catholic bishops to defend the accord as serving the common good of all citizens.

New York Archdiocese says longtime insurer waged ‘shadow campaign,’ posed as victims’ rights group The archdiocese alleged that Chubb Insurance posed as the “Church Accountability Project.”