By Jamie Manson
Much has been written about Austrian priest and reformer Helmut Schüller since he opened his 15-city U.S. tour, called “The Catholic Tipping Point,” in New York last week.
Schüller has been making news in the Roman Catholic
Protests mount over fast track for John Paul’s beatification
Sex abuse controversy refuses to go away as Catholics prepare for ceremony in Rome
By Tom Kington
A growing lobby of churchmen and religious experts are challenging the speed with which the Vatican is propelling Pope John Paul II
Croatia Catholic Church forcing people to sign against gay marriage
Gay rights activists have accused the Catholic Church of corruption and manipulating the largely religious public in their fight against equality
By Joe Morgan
Archbishop of Zagreb Josip Bozanić is accused of forcing people to sign a petition against
Catholic School Teacher Fired Because Abusive Ex-Husband Posed Threat to Students
File under: Ya gotta admire those Gospel-Lovin’ Catholics!
By Neetzan Zimmerman
A domestic violence victim has come forward this week after being fired from her teaching job at a San Diego Catholic school because she was deemed a liability for
New book alleges indiscretions in the Philippine Church
A book launched on Friday is set to send shockwaves through the Philippines Church, with serious allegations about the behavior of bishops and clergy.
“Altar of Secrets: Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church,” describes an institution cloaked
Theology Has Consequences: What Policies Will Pope Francis Champion?
By Mary E. Hunt
Now that the smoke has cleared from St. Peter’s Square, the future of the Roman Catholic Church is on the minds of many. Catholics are eternally hopeful, so the news of the papal election of an
Cardinal Dolan and America’s troubled Catholic Church
By Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo
Cardinal Dolan, president of the USCCB, says he needs an “attractive, articulate, intelligent” woman as his personal spokesperson, claiming that “the days of fat, balding Irish bishops are over.” He has chosen Kim Daniels, a long-time
Church lecture on morality? What a joke (Opinion)
Veiled threats by the Catholic hierarchy to excommunicate politicians who support the proposed abortion legislation are clerical comedy at its blackest.
As administrators of a private club, governed by self-generated rules, bishops and cardinals are perfectly entitled to formulate their
Cardinal Dolan’s ‘Dirty Freddy’ Story Was No Joke
Catholic church excommunicates Brazil priest for liberal views
File under: Insulated, monolithic, callous, tone deaf church power structure
By Paulo Prada
The Catholic Church has excommunicated a Brazilian priest after he defended homosexuality, open marriage and other practices counter to Church teaching in online videos.
In a statement