Pope Francis has urged the US bishops to tackle the abuse crisis as “a united body” (full text, Amy Welborn).

The Church “has made enormous progress” on abuse, Cardinal Pietro Parolin has said.

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued new guidance on hysterectomies.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the new Orthodox Church of Ukraine have reportedly agreed to “work out a roadmap” for cooperation.

George Weigel says that 2019 is “almost certainly going to be worse” for Catholics than 2018.