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October 2018

October 10, 2018

Bishop forms committee of lay people to study personnel files of accused priests

I'm not aware of other dioceses doing this, so kudos to Bishop Christopher Coyne of...

October 03, 2018

Abuse victim sues 11 California dioceses, seeking just one thing: the truth

From The Los Angeles Times: Earlier this year, Ventura County resident Tom Emens called a...

September 2018

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...

August 2018

August 23, 2018

Bishop returned priest to ministry who was accused of ‘grooming’ and ‘stalking’ boy

The bishop is Richard Malone, from Buffalo. Details, from Buffalo station WKBW: In 2011, Father...

August 21, 2018

Priest who admitted giving teen porn and a back rub was still in ministry this year

From KDKA in Pittsburgh: Until three months ago, retired priest Richard Terdine, accused of molesting...

August 21, 2018

Cardinal says some abuse accusers ‘should be careful’ because ‘they have long tails’

From Crux: Swimming against the tide of promises to crack down on abuse and cover-up...

August 16, 2018

After Pennsylvania: ‘It’s really hard to be a Catholic…’

From The New York Times, a story about something so many of us are feeling...

August 15, 2018

‘In hindsight, it was a mistake’: Archdiocese pulls ‘The Wuerl Record’

Earlier today, several critics — notably, Elizabeth Scalia — pounced on a multimedia effort by...

August 15, 2018

Aftershocks: what Catholics are saying on The Morning After

I woke up this morning to a torrent of comment on social media from Catholic...

August 14, 2018

Bishops respond to grand jury report: ‘We we are shamed by and sorry for the sins and omissions…’

The big story today, via The New York Times: Bishops and other leaders of the...

August 13, 2018

How social media is helping break the story of clerical sex abuse

It wasn't a prominent player in 2002— but it is now. From CNS: Magazines and...

August 10, 2018

BREAKING: O’Malley opens investigation into Boston seminary, puts rector on leave

From CNS: The Archbishop of Boston said in an Aug. 10 statement that he has...

August 10, 2018

Richard Sipe dies

From The New York Times: A. W. Richard Sipe, a researcher, psychotherapist and former priest...

August 09, 2018

Bishop Barron speaks out on the ‘McCarrick Mess’

The American Church's most visible evangelist, Bishop Robert Barron, weighs in: Permit me to say...

August 09, 2018

The current crisis: what can we do?

Elizabeth Scalia has some clear-eyed, concrete ideas: We feel lost, but we mustn’t. God is...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

An archbishop writes to his flock: ‘The bitter fruits of the sexual revolution continue to wreak havoc’

From Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City: In response to recent allegations regarding former Cardinal...

July 30, 2018

In a first, Catholic University rescinds honorary degree to McCarrick

The press release: On June 20, 2018 the Archdiocese of New York reported that it...

July 30, 2018

Australia’s Archbishop Wilson resigns over sex abuse case

From Vatican News: Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Australian Archbishop Philip Edward Wilson of...

July 28, 2018

A priest writes to his parishioners about the McCarrick scandal: ‘We do not despair’

The following message was sent to the parishioners of Corpus Christi, a Roman Catholic community of...

July 28, 2018

BREAKING: McCarrick resigns from College of Cardinals

From the National Catholic Register: The full text of the Vatican statement: “Yesterday evening the Holy...

July 26, 2018

Why does Mary weep?

Here's a powerful reflection on mystery, miracles and McCarrick — tied to the story of...

July 17, 2018

Archbishop: ‘Catholics must learn new ways to win young hearts’

From Ireland: Irish Catholicism today is “foreign” to young people and needs to wake up...

June 2018

June 29, 2018

Allentown priest, former head of diaconate office, removed from ministry over sex abuse charge

Details: The pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Bath encouraged a teen he was counseling...

June 25, 2018

A priest on McCarrick: ‘I am angry’

The Rev. Martin Fox from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati responds to last week's news on...

June 20, 2018

Cardinal McCarrick steps down from ministry over ‘credible and substantiated’ abuse allegations — UPDATED

Bombshell, from NCR: In a shocking announcement, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who served as the archbishop...

May 2018

May 22, 2018

Archbishop becomes highest ranking church official in the world to be convicted of covering up sex abuse

Details: An Australian archbishop was convicted on Tuesday of covering up a claim of sexual...

May 18, 2018

Stunning: in unprecedented move, all 34 bishops from Chile offer resignations to Pope Francis

Details: Every Chilean bishop offered to resign Friday over a sex abuse and cover-up scandal,...

May 07, 2018

Seattle University removes archbishop’s name from athletic complex

From The Seattle Times: Seattle University will remove the name of the late Archbishop Thomas...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Cardinal Pell to stand trial on sex abuse charges

From The New York Times: Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s third-highest-ranking official, must stand trial...

April 11, 2018

Pope Francis admits ‘grave errors,’ asks forgiveness for his handling of Chile sex abuse scandal

Details: Pope Francis has admitted he made “grave errors” in judgment in Chile’s sex abuse...