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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,...

September 2018

September 23, 2018

Cupich removes pastor from parish after he burned rainbow flag

From The Chicago Tribune: Days after it was revealed that the Rev. Paul Kalchik of...

August 2018

August 29, 2018

‘The primary message of the Catholic faith remains the same’

Something heartening and unexpected: an editorial in support of the Catholic faithful, from a secular...

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 09, 2018

‘Something very important is missing from every statement issued by the U.S. bishops…’

A very good observation this morning from Dawn Eden Goldstein: Something very important is missing...

August 01, 2018

‘Unprecedented and stunning’: bishop orders names of accused clergy to be removed from buildings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=ED5ihBG4dGM From PennLive.com: In an unprecedented and stunning move, the head of the Diocese of...

July 2018

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 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...

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...

February 2012

February 08, 2012

Cardinal Egan takes back apology for abuse: “I don’t think we did anything wrong”

He made his remarks in an interview with a Connecticut magazine, and it's set off...

August 2011

August 25, 2011

Boston posts list of accused priests

It happened Thursday afternoon. Details, from the Boston Globe. Nearly 10 years after a worldwide...

July 2011

July 30, 2011

Philadelphia monsignor, priests to be tried together

Details: A monsignor who is the only US church official ever charged with transferring pedophile...

July 22, 2011

Angry Ireland no longer "Catholic first"

The aftershocks of the Coyne report continue to reverberate. From the AP: From the pews...

July 20, 2011

"Incandescent with rage": priest close to pope calls for mass resignation of Irish bishops

This should have a lot of people sitting up and taking notice. From the Catholic...

July 15, 2011

Shock: proposed law in Ireland would order breaking confession seal

If passed, Ireland would reportedly become the first and only country in the Western world...

May 2011

May 12, 2011

What went wrong in Philadelphia?

"Apparently Philadelphia’s bishops don’t fully grasp that by failing to speak openly from the outset...

April 2011

April 14, 2011

Former Belgian bishop on his abuse: "a little piece of intimacy"

The mind boggles. Why is this man still a priest? From the Associated Press: A...

April 12, 2011

USCCB: Seven "credible" allegations against priests in 2010

The organization yesterday released an update on the sex abuse crisis still roiling the Catholic...

April 05, 2011

"Pedophile pimp" fallout: NH pol wants to meet with bishop

And after sparking headlines over the weekend, he says he will not resign over words...

March 2011

March 30, 2011

Ex-priest strikes back, sues his accuser

He was laicized, but that doesn't mean he's been silenced. Details, from the New York...

March 08, 2011

BREAKING: Philadelphia suspends 21 priests

From the New York Times: The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced Tuesday that it had placed...

February 2011

February 24, 2011

"This is about evil men being held accountable for evil behavior"

The Catholic prosecutor who made headlines earlier this month -- with the shocking sex abuse...

February 21, 2011

Worth a thousand words

The scene yesterday in Dublin: In Dublin's pro-cathedral, St. Mary's, Dublin's Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and...