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June 2019

June 05, 2019

Cardinal Di Nardo ‘Categorically Rejects’ Report on Sex Abuse Case, Calls Quotes ‘Absolute Fabrication’

From the AP, via KHOU in Houston: The cardinal leading the U.S. Catholic Church's response...

June 02, 2019

Facing Backlash, Bishop Issues Statement on Pride Month

Details: Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop on Sunday defended a tweet urging Catholics to not...

May 2019

May 15, 2019

Bombshell: Police Raid Catholic Diocesan Properties in Dallas

From CNN: Dallas police searched the headquarters of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas and other...

April 2019

April 25, 2019

Bishop Donald Hying Named to Lead Diocese of Madison

The following email was sent around the diocese early today: Annuntio Vobis Gaudium Magnum –...

April 04, 2019

‘My Friend Has Now Become My Bishop’

From Triple D, Deacon Doctor Bill Ditewig: Today, a man with whom I have prayed,...

April 04, 2019

WATCH: Archdiocese of Washington Welcomes Archbishop Gregory

No one can say they didn't see this big announcement coming.The archdiocese has just posted...

April 04, 2019

It’s Official: Atlanta’s Wilton Gregory to be Archbishop of Washington

From the Vatican: The Holy Father Francis has appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) HE...

March 2019

March 31, 2019

What’s Behind the Report of Wilton Gregory Going to Washington?

Some very good analysis from Michelle Boorstein in The Washington Post: When the pope names...

March 28, 2019

Report: Atlanta’s Wilton Gregory to DC?

From CNA: Pope Francis is expected to appoint Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta to serve...

March 22, 2019

RIP Francis Quinn, Oldest Living Bishop in United States

Details: Bishop Francis A. Quinn, a widely beloved community leader who exerted moral authority with...

March 19, 2019

BREAKING: Lawsuit Accuses Former Bishop, Charges He ‘Knowingly Employed Pedophiles’

From The Washington Post: West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Wednesday sued the Catholic diocese...

March 12, 2019

BREAKING: Cardinal Pell Sentenced to 6 Years

"I would characterize these breaches and abuses as grave." From The New York Times: ...

March 08, 2019

Vatican Stats: Worldwide More Catholics, Bishops, Deacons; Fewer Priests

Catholicism by the numbers: The percentage of Catholics in the world has remained steady, while...

March 07, 2019

French Cardinal Offers to Resign After Cover-up Conviction

From The New York Times: A Catholic cardinal offered his resignation on Thursday after being...

March 05, 2019

It’s Unanimous: Court Rules in Favor of Fulton Sheen’s Niece in Bid to Move His Remains

Is this the final chapter of this saga? From the Diocese of Peoria: It is...

March 05, 2019

After Turmoil in Tennessee, Pope Names New Bishop for Memphis

You may remember the series of bombshells that hit the church in Tennessee last year,...

February 2019

February 25, 2019

It’s official: Cardinal Pell Found Guilty of Sex Abuse in Australia

Details from BBC: Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty of sexual offenses in Australia,...

February 23, 2019

Bombshell: Cardinal Admits Church Destroyed Abuse Files

Via NCR: A top cardinal has admitted that the global Catholic Church destroyed files to...

February 08, 2019

Report: McCarrick Decision Coming Next Week

From Reuters: Vatican officials will meet next week to decide the fate of disgraced former...

February 07, 2019

Bishop’s Name Removed from Buildings in West Virginia

Details: Central Catholic High School’s gymnasium in East Wheeling no longer bears the name of...

February 01, 2019

Rhode Island’s Bishop Tobin is back on Twitter — and taking aim at pro-abort pols

Details: After a months-long hiatus, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence has returned...

January 2019

January 25, 2019

BREAKING: Bishop apologizes to Covington students

Details: Diocese of Covington Bishop Roger Foys apologized Friday afternoon for issuing a premature statement...

January 21, 2019

Cardinal O’Malley: ‘End the suffering of our citizenry’

Boston's Cardinal Seán O'Malley took the unusual step of issuing a statement Friday on the...

January 04, 2019

Another McCarrick? AP reports on investigation of Argentine bishop

Details: The Vatican has confirmed that an Argentine bishop, who resigned suddenly in 2017 for...

January 03, 2019

‘Dear Brothers…’: Read the full text of Pope Francis’s letter to the U.S. bishops on their ‘crisis of credibility’

From CNS: The clerical abuse crisis and the "crisis of credibility" it created for the...

December 2018

December 22, 2018

Married bishops in China?!

Amid all the controversy surrounding the Vatican's new relationship with China, this detail is one...

December 19, 2018

Los Angeles auxiliary bishop resigns following accusation of abuse

From CNS: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of 69-year-old Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar of...

December 16, 2018

Archbishop Hebda restricts public ministry of his predecessor, Nienstedt

The archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Bernard Hebda, posted a letter on the matter...

December 02, 2018

Bismarck Bishop: ‘Without the diaconate, the church is not complete’

Friday, the Feast of St. Andrew, the Diocese of Bismarck's Bishop David Kagan ordained five...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

What really happened in Memphis? — UPDATED

An excellent report by Crux's Christopher White lays out the facts behind the sudden and...