In Private Letters, Benedict Rebukes Critics of Pope Francis
Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — The remarkable letter last month calling on Pope Francis to resign for allegedly shielding an abusive American cardinal also served […]
Catholic priest in Slovakia challenges celibacy rules
Source: Associated Press By KAREL JANICEK KLAK, Slovakia (AP) — A priest in the conservative Roman Catholic stronghold of Slovakia has challenged the church’s celibacy rules, voicing his dissent at […]
Pope gives bishops more decision-making options
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis decreed on Tuesday that ordinary Catholics should be consulted about issues facing the Catholic Church and that bishops […]
Pope role in study of Argentine sex abuse case in spotlight
Source: Associated Press By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and NICOLE WINFIELD BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pope Francis’ role in Argentina’s most famous case of priestly sex abuse is coming under […]
A Nuclear Bomb Inside the Vatican
Source: The New York Times By Jennifer Finney Boylan “What do you think?” I asked my wife, as I looked in the mirror. We were on our way to the Vatican. […]
As Pope Faces Crisis in Rome, Cardinal Warns of Split in China
Source: Bloomberg By John Follain While Pope Francis battles rare criticism from senior clergy in the Vatican, he’s facing a warning that the Roman Catholic Church risks devastating division from Asia. […]
Dutch Catholic church accused of widespread sexual abuse cover-up
Source: The Guardian More than half of the Netherlands’ senior clerics were involved in covering up sexual assault of children between 1945 and 2010, a press report claimed on Saturday, […]
Pope meets with leaders of US Catholic Church ‘lacerated’ by abuse scandal
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke and Delia Gallagher, CNN Rome: Struggling to contain one of the most serious crises of his papacy, Pope Francis met Thursday in Rome with leaders of the American Catholic Church, […]
Dalai Lama meets alleged abuse victims
Source: BBC News The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has met four victims of alleged sexual abuse in the Netherlands. The group had requested the meeting to discuss abuse […]
Fall of a West Virginia Bishop Widens the Catholic Crisis Over Sex Abuse
Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein The blows seem to land nearly every day: Bishops are accused, investigations are ordered, resignations are demanded, damning documents are leaked. The […]
Cardinal Donald to discuss his resignation with Pope Francis amid increasing pressure
Cardinal Donald Wuerl says he will go to the pope soon to discuss his potential resignation Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer and Michelle Boorstein Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who has faced […]
Indian nuns demand arrest of bishop accused of rape
Source: Associated Press KOCHI, India (AP) — A group of Catholic nuns is holding a public protest in south India, demanding the arrest of a bishop whom one nun accused […]
Their churches were attacked, but Indonesia’s Christians showed the power of forgiveness
Source: The Catholic Herald By Benedict Rogers Almost three months after suicide bombers attacked three churches in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, I stood at the very spot where the […]
Sex Abuse Rampant in Catholic Church in Germany
Thousands of sex abuse cases in German Catholic Church – report Source: DW More than half of the victims were younger than 13 and predominantly male. The study’s findings were […]
Thousands of sex abuse cases in German Catholic Church – report
Source: DW A study commissioned by the German Bishops Conference examined 3,677 cases of abuse allegedly perpetrated by clergy nationwide, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Wednesday. The universities of Giessen, Heidelberg […]
Catholic clergyman calls on Wuerl to resign, says he’ll refuse to participate in Mass with him
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer September 10 at 2:37 PM A highly visible member of Washington’s Catholic clergy has made a dramatic declaration calling on Cardinal Donald Wuerl to resign, […]
NY attorney general subpoenas state’s Catholic dioceses in connection with sex abuse investigation
Source: CNN By Mark Morales and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN)The New York attorney general has issued civil subpoenas for all eight Catholic dioceses in the state as part of a civil […]
Indian Catholic nuns protest against bishop accused of rape
Source: The Guardian BY Michael Safi Indian Catholic sisters have broken ranks with the church by openly protesting in the streets of the Keralan state capital against a bishop accused […]
Argentina: Raid at school for deaf in clerical abuse probe
Source: Associated Press By LUIS ANDRES HENAO BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities raided a Catholic-run school for youths with hearing disabilities Thursday as part of an investigation into […]
Chile prosecutors question bishop in clerical abuse scandal
Source: Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Prosecutors questioned Roman Catholic bishop emeritus Juan Barros as part of an investigation into sex abuse allegations against a former Chilean military chaplain. […]