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September 2018

September 11, 2018

Gänswein on the abuse crisis: ‘The Catholic Church looks full of bewilderment at its own 9/11’

Details: The crisis of sexual abuse is “the Catholic Church’s September 11”. This was said by...

September 11, 2018

Pope Francis: ‘The Great Accuser has been unchained and is attacking bishops’

From today: In his homily at Mass on Tuesday morning, Pope Francis said it seems...

September 11, 2018

UPDATE on the case of Father Juan Carlos Gavancho

You may remember this story from a few days ago, regarding a California priest who...

September 10, 2018

Cupich to seminarians: ‘We have a bigger agenda than to be distracted by’ sex abuse crisis

The Chicago Sun-Times reports: The young man studying at Mundelein Seminary to become a Catholic...

September 10, 2018

BREAKING: Pope’s council of cardinals says Vatican is preparing response to Viganò

From The Tablet in London: The Vatican is preparing to issue a response to an...

September 09, 2018

Ordination update: 2 new deacons for Palm Beach

Florida Catholic profiled them last month: The long journey of discernment, study, formation and sacrifice...

September 09, 2018

A pastor to his flock: ‘Thank you for supporting me in these difficult times when I am forced to say some hard things’

A pastor friend posted this on Facebook today: a statement he made at all the...

September 09, 2018

Deacon who was Cardinal Wuerl’s MC calls on him to ‘relinquish your position as Archbishop’

From The Washington Post: A highly visible member of Washington’s Catholic clergy has made a dramatic...

September 08, 2018

Hymn of the Week: ‘O God, Our Help in Ages Past’

Whether my planning or by coincidence, this great rafter-raising hymn is our entrance song this...

September 08, 2018

Survey: Catholics leaving the Church in greater numbers than any other religion

Among the facts posted recently by Pew: There are roughly 51 million Catholic adults in...

September 07, 2018

Confirmed: allegations about McCarrick were known by the Vatican in 2000

From CNS: A top official from the Vatican Secretariat of State acknowledged allegations made by...

September 07, 2018

Ordination update: 1 new deacon for Superior

This is pretty great: Hundreds of people – priests, brother deacons, Carmelite nuns and laity...

September 06, 2018

Bishop: ‘We have to do what is right, even if it is not easy’

The following statement was released today by Albany Bishop Ed Scharfenberger: My Dear Brothers and...

September 06, 2018

Legatus announces it is putting its annual tithe to Holy See in escrow

Legatus is a large and growing lay organization of Catholic business people founded by Thomas...

September 06, 2018

‘Open your files’: Nebraska attorney general seeks abuse records from three dioceses

From The Omaha World-Herald: Open your files. This is the directive the Nebraska Attorney General’s...

September 05, 2018

‘He plays the cards he’s been dealt’: A priest confronts Alzheimer’s

A beloved priest in California faces a terrible diagnosis: Father John Vieira gathers with the...

September 05, 2018

Trump on Catholic Church sex abuse scandal: ‘It’s so sad to watch’

From an interview with The Daily Caller: President Donald Trump expressed sadness over the ongoing...

September 05, 2018

What defrock?!

This subject is coming up again now, as the Church wrestles with how to deal...

September 04, 2018

‘Friend of the diaconate’ named auxiliary bishop

This is pretty great news, in an email from the International Diaconate Center: During the...

September 04, 2018

Confirmed: Wuerl met with Pope Francis Thursday — UPDATED

From CNN: Pope Francis met with embattled Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington last Thursday in...

September 04, 2018

Trust me: you need to see this story today. THIS is love.

With so much of the world right now dealing with scandal, outrage, polarization and...

September 04, 2018

Was this priest sacked because of his homily?

This story is rapidly making the rounds on social media. Rod Dreher had the story...

September 03, 2018

‘As a lay person and the father of young boys, I say: Never again.’

A Catholic blogger by the name of Steven O'Keefe put this account together, and it's...

September 03, 2018

Patriarch will allow second marriage for Greek Orthodox priests

An interesting development—and historic: The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate has decided to allow...

September 03, 2018

The pope, sex abuse, and the story no one is talking about

Writer Michael Cook offers some welcome sanity in the middle of the never-ending McCarrick-Viganò-Francis-media merry-go-round,...

September 03, 2018

Pope Francis: ‘The truth is humble, the truth is silent’

After a summer break, the pope today resumed celebrating daily Mass—and had a few choice...

September 02, 2018

Bishop calls on his priests to make public restatement of promises

A powerful gesture, from Albany's Bishop Edward Scharfenberger: In a letter issued on Aug. 31,...

September 02, 2018

Beautiful: 88-year-old father reunited with his 53-year-old-son with Down syndrome

From the Daily Mail: Heart melting footage shows the moment a father is reunited with...

September 02, 2018

‘What is the Catholic Church? Just look around’: Homily for September 2, 2018, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Last week, I found myself in a small Vietnamese restaurant in midtown Manhattan, sharing a...

September 02, 2018

A pastor writes to his flock: ‘Let’s be honest, Satan loves this crisis.’

My friend Father Michael Duffy from the Diocese of Rockville Centre posted this letter in...