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September 2019

September 17, 2019

Abuse crisis affecting church giving

From CNS: The Catholic Church in the United States has spent a staggering amount of...

September 17, 2019

Cardinal Pell makes final appeal to have conviction overturned

From Reuters: Lawyers for former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell on Tuesday filed an appeal...

September 16, 2019

Amazon archbishop backs ordaining married men as priests

From Crux: According to a Spanish missionary archbishop who’s been in Ecuador since 1998, “We...

September 13, 2019

Wheeling diocese sells bishop’s residence; proceeds to assist sex abuse victims

Details: The Wheeling diocesan home of former Catholic bishop Michael J. Bransfield has been sold...

September 12, 2019

The Bransfield File: ‘This is so much worse than we imagined’

From The Washington Post: It was billed as a holy journey, a pilgrimage with West...

September 12, 2019

Eastern archbishop: Marriage doesn’t solve the priest shortage

From Crux: Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, has urged...

September 12, 2019

Citing ‘serious errors and heresies,’ Burke, Schneider call for prayer, fasting ahead of Amazon synod

From Edward Pentin in the National Catholic Register: Cardinal Raymond Burke and Bishop Athanasius Schneider...

September 06, 2019

Pressure builds on Buffalo’s Bishop Malone

From The Buffalo News: The pressure is building on Bishop Richard J. Malone, leader of...

September 06, 2019

Seattle’s new archbishop won’t live in mansion: ‘I’m a pastor, not a prince’

From Northwest Catholic: Archbishop Paul D. Etienne said he will not live in the 9,000-square-foot...

September 04, 2019

Buffalo’s Bishop Malone: ‘This could be the end of me as bishop’ — UPDATED

The story in Buffalo continues to implode — bursting onto social media early this morning,...

August 2019

August 23, 2019

The deacon who made the bishop’s crozier

A few people yesterday might have noticed the impressive crozier that Bishop Mark Brennan...

August 20, 2019

BREAKING: Cardinal Pell loses appeal, will remain in prison

You can view the decision and reaction from Australian TV here: From CNN: Former...

August 07, 2019

Wow: You have to hear this bishop sing

Take a few minutes and give a listen: Albany's Bishop Ed Scharfenberger and Marko Pranic...

August 05, 2019

Chaput: ‘Only a fool can believe that gun control will solve the problem…’

From Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput, who ministered to the people of Colorado after Columbine: In...

August 01, 2019

Archbishop Gregory: ‘Reject language that ridicules, condemns, vilifies another’

"Such discourse has no place on the lips of those who confess Christ or who...

July 2019

July 23, 2019

Baltimore’s Auxiliary Bishop Brennan named to replace Bransfield in West Virginia

Some good news for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, via The Catholic Review: Pope Francis named...

July 22, 2019

Bishop mandates an ad orientem Mass at cathedral, encourages it across the diocese

From the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico, here's part of a letter from Bishop...

July 22, 2019

Picture of the Week: A Blessing from a New Priest

H/T to my blogging colleague Tom McDonald. This comes from the Diocese of Bismark Facebook...

July 22, 2019

With bishops retiring, ‘It’s as crucial a time for church leadership since the 16th century’

An important reminder, and some context, from NCR: Pope Francis will have a rare opportunity...

July 20, 2019

Vatican Issues Disciplinary Measures Against Bransfield

A big h/t to Rocco, who noted this on his Twitter feed last night. The...

July 19, 2019

Cardinal Sarah: ‘I Am Loyal to the Pope’

The esteemed cardinal is about to mark the 50th anniversary of his ordination, and gave...

July 17, 2019

What Is Racism?

In the fall of 2018, the United States Catholic bishops issued a document entitled "Open...

July 10, 2019

Prayer Request: Archbishop Kurtz Announces Cancer Diagnosis

From CNA: Archbishop Joseph Kurtz requested prayers Wednesday as he announced that he has been diagnosed...

June 2019

June 22, 2019

Texas Auxiliary Bishop Accused — but ‘Efforts to Identify’ Accuser Have Failed

This sounds, to put it mildly, very suspect. Details are in the statement from the...

June 14, 2019

Cupich: ‘Counterproductive’ to Deny Communion to Pro-Abortion Pols — UPDATED

From CNA: While two Illinois bishops are unified in their strong opposition to the state’s...

June 13, 2019

Deacons and Priests: the Pope Had Something to Say Today to All of Us

He made remarks today to apostolic nuncios from around the world: Apostolic nuncios are called...

June 13, 2019

Cardinal Dolan: Why Deacons, Priests and Bishops Need St. Anthony’s Help

A little something from the Cardinal Archbishop of New York for today, the Feast of...

June 10, 2019

Viganò Speaks: In Hiding, He Gives His First Extended Interview

From The Washington Post: In the instant he became one of the most controversial figures...

June 06, 2019

‘One Gets the Sense That Certain Leaders are Clueless Beyond Permission’

If anyone is wondering how lay Catholics are feeling these days, I give you Exhibit...

June 05, 2019

Shocker: Bransfield Gave Cash Gifts to Cardinals, Young Priests; Spent Millions on Travel

Among other things, the former bishop enjoyed chartered flights and luxury hotels, according this bombshell...