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
Reflections at a Funeral
By Gabriel Daly OSA
As we laid Seán Fagan to rest after all the suffering and injustice inflicted on him by the leaders of his own church, it became all too evident how divided the Catholic Church has become in
Catholic bishops ‘don’t get it’—the fundamental problem is a corrupt clerical culture
By Phil Lawler
“Who is going to save our Church? Do not look to the priests. Do not look to the bishops. It’s up to you, the laity, to remind our priests to be priests and our bishops to be
U.S. BISHOPS’ SILENCE ON GUNS AND GAYS
The U.S. Catholic bishops met in Huntington Beach, California this week, just days after the Orlando massacre. And despite the fact that the church’s most powerful prelates were all gathered together at a time when the
A Public Service Translation of a Catholic Bishop’s Letter Against SOL Reform
Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia is circulating a letter to parishioners and schools to enlist Catholics to join him in his scorched earth battle against the child sex abuse victims his institution created as well as the
Minnesota abuse victims claim Archdiocese hid financial assets
File Under: It’s The Time Honored Way…
Attorneys representing hundreds of clergy sexual abuse victims are claiming the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis has a net worth of about $1.7 billion – far more than the $45 million divulged
Altoona-Johnstown abuse changed minds
Rep. Thomas Caltagirone was disgusted. The veteran Democrat from Reading had been one of the Catholic Church’s staunchest political allies for years, but by March he had hit a breaking point.
A state grand jury had exposed
Police charge bishop was kidnapped, beaten by his own priests
By Nirmala Carvalho
MUMBAI – Police in India on Monday arrested 14 people for the kidnapping and beating of a Catholic bishop on April 25, including three of the bishop’s own priests, at least one of whom is believed to
Catholic charity group cancels gay singer’s North Carolina performance
by Sylvia Tan
‘This is the sad part they’re doing it in the name of God. And I’m having a problem with that… Discrimination needs to stop!’ Says blues singer Kat Williams
The organizers of a Catholic charity gala in