Pope Francis emphasised the “fundamental” importance of women in the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, saying they were the first witnesses of Christ and have a special role in spreading the faith.
By Naomi O’Leary
The pontiff’s decision a week
Milwaukee archdiocese to release sex abuse files
By Dinesh Ramde and M.L. JOHNSON
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee said Wednesday that it will release thousands of pages of documents tied to sexual abuse lawsuits, including depositions with some former top officials.
The archdiocese, which had been fighting the
Gay man removed from Catholic parish involvement after getting married
The media has made much ado about Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos, wherein he claimed that the Roman Catholic Church needs to be better at welcoming gay and lesbian people.
Cardinal Dolan also stated that
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… Cross-dressing, drug dealing ‘Monsignor Meth’ pleads guilty to drug charge, faces 11 to 14 years in prison
Kevin Wallin, 61, admitted to selling more than four pounds of methamphetamine and making more than $300,000 while dealing the drug out of his Waterbury, Conn. apartment. Wallin, a Roman Catholic priest, is currently suspended but faces the prospect of
Pope to review Vatican bureaucracy, scandal-ridden bank
Pope Francis, who has said he wants the Catholic Church to be a model of austerity and honesty, could restructure or even close the Vatican’s scandal-ridden bank as part of a broad review of its troubled bureaucracy, Vatican sources say.
DreamWorks, Participant Pick Up Church Sex Abuse Scandal Film
Tom McCarthy has signed on to direct and co-write the script with Josh Singer.
by Tatiana Siegel
In a move certain to spark controversy, DreamWorks Studios and Participant Media have acquired film rights to the story of the Catholic Church’s
Catholic Church Rips Off Marriage Equality Facebook Campaign With Red Division Sign
File under: Insulated, monolithic, callous, tone deaf power structure
Nearly three million Facebook users turned their Facebook profile pictures into some variation of a red HRC equal sign in support of marriage equality.
The Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco didn’t