In February, McCarrick was dismissed by the Vatican from the clerical state.

Father Clements, who was just the second African American priest ordained in the Archdiocese of Chicago, was long involved in social justice issues affecting his hometown. But it was the adoption of four boys—one at a time, starting in 1980—that led to his high profile on a national level. The saga—Father Clements was the first U.S. Catholic priest to adopt a child—eventually found its way to Hollywood as a made-for-TV movie.

Sister Mutindi's religious order, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, is an international congregation with sisters in 73 countries.

A news release from the Diocese of Peoria said it was informed Dec. 2 that Vatican had decided to postpone the Dec. 21 ceremony "at the request of a few members" of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

A student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology was found injured in a parking lot Nov. 4 as police clashed with protesters. He fell into a coma while being treated at the hospital and died four days later.

The Ohio state senate passed by a vote of 24-9, "The Born-Alive Infant Protection Act," which would require any child born alive following an abortion to receive the same medical care as any newborn.

Demolition of the already damaged wall began officially in June 1990 and was completed in November 1991.

The Trump administration announced a proposed rule to allow faith-based adoption and foster care agencies to follow their deeply held religious beliefs and not place children with same-sex couples.

"Any time we go outside, we could be arrested."

His funeral Mass was celebrated in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at the Campion Center Oct. 29, followed by interment in Campion Center Cemetery.