Under the agreement, filed Oct. 25 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the diocese is required to implement enhanced child protection measures.

Many dioceses are still without bishops or have very elderly bishops, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, but the process is continuing.

Media, especially those calling themselves Catholic, “must strive not to spread hate, but rather to promote a non-hostile communication,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin told employees of EWTN and its affiliated outlets.

The nomination of Mariana Mazzucato raised concern in some quarters because of her retweets or positive comments on tweets in June criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overrule Roe v. Wade.

Tania Tetlow said she will refuse complacency and “what is easy,” instead putting the university’s efforts into addressing its difficulties.

A Catholic priest who gained national fame as an activist has been asked to step away from his ministry while allegations that he sexually abused a minor decades ago are investigated.