File under: Follow the money! Truth is, all bishops have huge slush funds and these guys are showing us only what they want us to see.
By Tom Heneghan
German Catholic bishops are scrapping centuries of secrecy and reporting
Polish archbishop stirs anger with child sex abuse comments
File under: Insulated, monolithic, callous, tone deaf church power structure.
By Dagmara Leszkowicz
The comments from Archbishop Jozef Michalik entrenched the view among some younger Poles that the church is out of touch with modern society and failing to
Vatican tells bishops not to reform faster than Pope Francis does
File under: No independent thinking, thank you very much!
By Tom Heneghan
The Vatican warned bishops on Tuesday not to reform faster than Pope Francis, after a German diocese said that some divorced and remarried Catholics would now be
Popular Stockton priest announces he’s fathering a child
Dean McFalls, a well-known priest in the Stockton Diocese, has resigned after telling parishioners he’s about to become the father of a baby boy.
“I definitely have disappointed many people,” McFalls said. “That’s why I’ve talked about it openly, so
Popular Stockton priest announces he’s fathering a child
Dean McFalls, a well-known priest in the Stockton Diocese, has resigned after telling parishioners he’s about to become the father of a baby boy.
“I definitely have disappointed many people,” McFalls said. “That’s why I’ve talked about it openly, so
Catholic Chaplains Won’t Bury Married Gay Soldiers
File under: For the love of Jesus!
“No Catholic priest or deacon may be forced by any authority to witness or bless the union of couples of the same gender. No Catholic priest or deacon can be obliged to
Melbourne Priest Greg Reynolds Defrocked And Excommunicated By The Vatican
Catholic Priest, Caught With Pantless 15-Year-Old In Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania priest has been charged with molesting a teenage boy after police allegedly found him in a car on a college campus with a 15-year-old who was wearing no pants, according to a police criminal complaint filed Friday in
In wide-ranging interview, Pope Francis sets vision for papacy
File under: Will wonders never cease…
By Elizabeth Tenety
In an extensive interview with Jesuit publications released Thursday, Pope Francis set the framework for his papacy, calling for reform of both the attitude and the structure of the church,
Kansas City priest sentenced to 50 years in prison for child porn
By Carey Gillam
A Kansas City Catholic priest was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Thursday on federal child pornography charges for taking sexually explicit photos of several young girls, including a 2-year-old.
Shawn Ratigan, 47, pleaded guilty in