Understanding the debate over married priests at the Amazon synod
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Pope seeks more freedom in theology, dialogue with Islam
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Why Pope Francis may open the door to married priests
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who accepted him compassion and mercy. But monasticism which they invented for themselves — We […]
Vatican Opens Door to Limited Ordination of Married Men as Priests
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Why Catholics Are Up in Arms Over the “Hostile” California Confession Bill
Source: Slate By Ruth Graham The capital of California was named for a river that was in turn named for the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist. So it’s notable that […]
Sex abuse crisis the focus as US Catholic bishops convene
Source: Associated Press By David Crary As the Roman Catholic church’s sex abuse scandal grows ever wider in scope in the U.S., bishops convene for a national meeting in Baltimore […]
Americans See Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse as an Ongoing Problem
Source: Pew Research Center More than 15 years after U.S. bishops pledged “zero tolerance” for sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, reports of previously unpublicized misconduct continue to receive wide media coverage. A Pennsylvania grand jury last year uncovered decades of sexual abuse and coverup by Catholic leaders, and […]
The US Catholic Church Spent 300 Million in a Year to Defend Against Sex Abuse
The US Catholic Church spent more than $300 million on abuse-related costs in 12 months Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)Between June 2017 and June 2018 the […]
Catholic Church spent $10 million on lobbyists in fight to stymie priest sex abuse suits
Source: NBC News By Corky Siemaszko The U.S. Catholic Church spent $10.6 million on lobbyists to prevent victims of clerical sex abuse from suing for damages. According to a new report, […]
Survivors Of Sexual Abuse By Nuns Want Greater Visibility For Their Accusations
Source: NPR By LAURA BENSHOFF When Patricia Cahill was 15, she received an unexpected request. A nun who taught at a Catholic high school near her home in Ridgewood, N.J., […]
Pope Francis Denies He Knew of Abuse by McCarrick
Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — For nearly a year, Pope Francis remained mostly silent in the face of a searing accusation by a former papal ambassador to […]
Cardinal Pell’s lawyers seek to free convicted sex attacker on appeal
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Melbourne, Australia (CNN) Cardinal George Pell, who was once one of the most powerful men in the Roman Catholic Church, could be released from prison this […]
Kenya Deciding To Overrule Compulsory Celibacy in Catholicism
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who accepted him compassion and mercy. But monasticism which they invented for themselves — We […]
5 Catholic priests charged in Michigan sex abuse investigation
Source: Detroit Free Press BY Niraj Warikoo As part of the state’s investigation into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday criminal sexual conduct charges […]
Newly released letters shine light on McCarrick allegations
(RNS) — A series of leaked emails has revived a long-simmering scandal involving defrocked Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, providing new evidence that the former archbishop of Washington, D.C., was disciplined […]
What are demons? The Biblical perspective
By Larry Slawson Throughout this work, we will examine the reality of demons, according to the Bible. Who are they, and where do these spirits come from? In more recent years, there has been a growing sense of “unbelief” in churches pertaining to the existence of Satan and demon spirits. […]
Would Abolishing Priesthood Save the Catholic Church?
Abolishing the priesthood will not save the Catholic Church Source: Religion New Service By Rev. Thomas J. Reese, a Jesuit priest, is a Senior Analyst at RNS. Previously he was […]
U.S. Catholic Cardinal Favors Restricting ‘Large-Scale’ Immigration Of Muslims
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla A century after his Irish ancestors arrived in America in pursuit of a new life, Cardinal Raymond Burke is lashing out at Muslims seeking […]
Sowing division, Islamists target Christians in Burkina Faso
Source: Religion News Service By Fredrick Nzwili (RNS) — A rash of attacks on churches in Burkina Faso is exposing the growing challenge of containing Islamist violence across Africa’s Sahel […]
Poland’s church sex abuse scandal becomes political
Source: Politico A documentary exposing child sex abuse in Poland’s Roman Catholic Church has turned religion into a key issue ahead of the European election. The film, “Tell No One,” […]