Satan is attacking the Catholic Church, says Pope Francis
Source: Christian Today The devil is alive and well and working overtime to undermine the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis says. In fact, the pope is so convinced that Satan […]
Activists push for more clergy sex abuse charges in Poland
Source: Associated Press By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish activists met with opposition lawmakers Monday to demand criminal punishment for Catholic priests convicted of sexually abusing children and […]
255 children under the age of 15 were abused by priests across Poland
Victims group in Poland maps 255 sex abuse cases by priests Source: Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A private foundation published a map Sunday showing where Catholic priests in […]
Pope adviser says systematic reforms needed to address abuse
Source: Associated Press ROME (AP) — One of Pope Francis’ top advisers warned Friday that the Catholic Church risks increased police and government intervention if it doesn’t address the clergy […]
Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination fight is dividing his D.C. Catholic church
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein A couple of weeks ago, the prominent congregation of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament parish stood united in its shared anger at […]
Thirteen states now investigating alleged sexual abuse linked to Catholic church
Source: NBC News by Anne Thompson, Clare Duffy, Rich Gardella and Cory Dawson WASHINGTON — Florida’s attorney general said Thursday she is launching an investigation of potential sexual abuse in the Roman […]
Michigan AG seizes Catholic dioceses’ records in sex abuse investigation
Source: CNN By Steve Almasy and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN)Michigan authorities have seized records from every Catholic diocese in the state as part of an investigation into possible sexual abuse […]
Chilean president to meet Pope amid Catholic Church abuse crisis
Source: Reuters By Aislinn Laing, Natalia A. Ramos Miranda (Reuters) – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera will meet Pope Francis in Rome later this month during a tour of Europe, as the […]
Film About Catholic Church Pedophilia Sets Box-Office Record in Poland
Source: Bloomberg By Marek Strzelecki A Polish feature film about the abuses by clergy of the Roman Catholic church is setting attendance records at the country’s box office. ‘Kler’ — named after the […]
Polish court orders Catholic order to pay sex abuse victim
Source: Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An appeals court in Poland ruled Tuesday that a Roman Catholic order should pay damages to a woman who was abducted and sexually […]
California’s Catholic bishops targeted in sex abuse lawsuit
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER WEBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who says he was sexually abused decades ago by his parish priest said Tuesday he is suing all […]
Confidence in the Catholic Church and Pope Francis down sharply in U.S.
Confidence in Pope Francis down sharply in U.S. Source: Pew Research Center By a two-to-one margin, American Catholics now give Francis negative marks for his handling of the sex abuse scandal As allegations and investigations of sex abuse in the Catholic Church become more widespread, a new Pew Research Center […]
As younger Catholics drift away, the church considers what works
Source: Boston Globe By Mark Arsenault GLOBE STAFF SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 A member of the so-called Silent Generation and grandmother of 13, Mary Ann Keyes is the matriarch of a big Catholic family […]
Archbishop Viganò renews his criticism of Pope Francis in a new letter
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer September 27 at 9:47 PM The former Vatican ambassador to the United States who sparked a firestorm in the Catholic Church last month by […]
Brazil’s evangelicals say far-right presidential candidate is answer to their prayers
Source: Reuters By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – On a visit to Israel two years ago, far-right Brazilian lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro leaned back into the River Jordan in a white […]
The silent Popes: Why Francis and Benedict won’t answer the accusations dividing their church
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)One rarely leaves his monastery high on a hill in Vatican City. The other speaks freely — too freely, critics say — but […]
Pope: Priestly abuse scandals driving Catholic faithful away
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and JARI TANNER TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Pope Francis conceded Tuesday that priestly sex abuse scandals are outraging the Catholic faithful and driving them […]
Should the Catholic Church Pay Reparations to Sex-Abuse Victims?
Source: The Atlantic BY SIGAL SAMUEL The Catholic Church’s sex-abuse scandal has reached such a fever pitch that its top officials are now compelled to act. Last week, Pope Francis expelled a priest […]
With Vatican Talks and Bulldozers, China Aims to Control Christianity
Source: The New York Times By Ian Johnson BEIJING — Over the last two years, China’s estimated 60 million Christians have felt the power of a newly assertive government eager […]
Catholic bishop in India arrested after being accused of raping nun
Source: CNN By Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN)A Catholic bishop in India’s southern state of Kerala was arrested Friday in the alleged rape of a nun, according to a […]