Homily for a Church That Has Sinned
By Father Lou Meiman – In the third century, under the Roman emperor Diocletian, Christianity suffered the worst persecution in...
By Father Lou Meiman – In the third century, under the Roman emperor Diocletian, Christianity suffered the worst persecution in...
Abuse / Church / Pope Francis
“No effort must be spared” to prevent future cases of clerical sexual abuse and “to prevent the possibility of their...
Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they do. Hollywood moguls, prominent politicians and revered religious leaders have...
When Catholic News Service posted a short video of the Pennsylvania attorney general’s news conference announcing a grand jury report...
The report begins dramatically, imploring its readers: “We, the members of this grand jury, need you to hear this.” Plain and simple, at least 1,000 children identified in the investigation were raped in Catholic places of worship, in schools, and in diocesan-owned vehicles,
A radical program of reform addressing the widespread problem of abusive clergy and negligent superiors in the 11th century holds some essential insights and lessons for the church today, a church historian has said.
As further revelations emerge in the case of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s alleged sexual abuse, not only of a minor but allegedly of numerous young seminarians and even priests subordinate to him, the church in the United States once again has been shaken to the core.
Laws requiring Catholic priests to break the seal of confession in some cases passed the Australian Capital Territory’s Legislative Assembly...
Abuse / Church / Your Letters
I would like to clarify what the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has in place, which all Catholics should know about so that the Church in the region can be held accountable.