Archbishop installation revives conversation of clergy sexual abuse scandal
Women are a problem for the Catholic Church
— An institution with ingrained misogyny
Papal plámás is no substitute for an end to discrimination against women
By Soline Humbert
The Catholic Church is bedevilled by … Continue reading
Retired priest: Catholic church knew of Guam sex abuses for decades
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World’s largest clergy abuse survivors network says abusive priests ‘dumped’ in faraway places
Guam’s Catholic church leadership has known for decades about clergy sex abuses that happened as early as the 1950s, a retired priest said
Vatican condemns radio station over anti-gay comments on quake
File under: Me thinks she doth protest too much.
The Vatican has condemned a right-wing Catholic radio station after a broadcast said the recent earthquakes in Italy were “God’s punishment” for gay civil unions.
The remarks, made on the
N.J. priest charged with possession of child pornography
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Fr. Kevin Gugliotta
A Roman Catholic priest from New Jersey has been arrested on child pornography charges.
Kevin Gugliotta, 54, of Mahwah allegedly uploaded illicit images from a computer in his vacation home in Lehigh Township, Pa.
Catholics who choose assisted death struggling with compassion vs. doctrine
Scholars say church laws do allow for some flexibility on final sacraments for assisted death
By Geordon Omand
A proper funeral is far more than an end-of-life celebration for practising Catholics, who believe last rites cleanse the soul of sin
Struggle of compassion versus doctrine for Catholics who choose assisted death
by Geordon Omand
VANCOUVER – A proper funeral is far more than an end-of-life celebration for practising Catholics, who believe last rites cleanse the soul of sin in preparation for eternal life in heaven.
But for the faithful questioning
San Diego priest charged with sexual assault of Minnesota woman during private mass
A Catholic priest from San Diego has been charged with criminal sexual conduct for an incident during a private mass for the victim in her parents’ Mendota Heights, Minnesota home back in 2010. Jacob Bertrand, 33, was charged by summons
Church leaders hold crisis talks held over fears trainee Catholic priests using gay dating app Grindr
Church leaders have held crisis talks over fears that trainee Catholic priests in Ireland are using the gay dating app Grindr.
Ireland’s Catholic Church hierarchy admitted concerns about an “unhealthy atmosphere” at the country’s
The Catholic Church can either reform itself after the Maynooth mess – or risk looking like a Fr Ted episode
By Tom Clonan
MY PARENTS DIDN’T like Father Ted. They didn’t get it. If my Mum and Dad were alive today they’d be in their 80s. They were a generation that grew up in an Ireland dominated by the Catholic