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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.
Fall of a celebrity priest
on january 7, the washington post reported that in 2005 opus dei paid the astonishing sum of $977,000 to a woman who accused fr john mcclosk...
Mark Benbow
Struggling for sustenance
we all struggle not to give in to coldness and hatred. this was even a struggle for jesus. like the rest of us, he had to struggle, mightily...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
The bishops making a dramatic appeal to the UN
two weeks after long-delayed elections were finally held in the democratic republic of the congo (drc) – the country with the largest cathol...
Jonathan Luxmoore
Why the Angolan government is closing hundreds of churches
up to 1,000 churches of various denominations have been shut down by authorities in angola, on the western coast of africa. a new law determ...
Filipe D'Avillez
A turning-point for Iraqi Christians? Not necessarily
iraq’s urbane and impressive new president, barham salih, has invited the pope to visit ur, home of abraham, in 2019. the invitation was ext...
Gerard Russell
The incoherent campaign against John Finnis
last week was a busy one in the secular west’s confrontation with its christian heritage. in amsterdam, the free university summoned piet de...
Dan Hitchens
Week in review
the big story of the past seven days ✣ cardinal wuerl: i was ‘imprecise’ on mccarrick what happened? cardinal donald wuerl relayed an allega...
Staff writers
‘Unfathomable’ Wuerl forgot allegations, McCarrick accuser says
the man who made a 2004 accusation of misconduct against archbishop theodore mccarrick said wednesday he is in disbelief after cardinal dona...
Ed Condon/CNA
Morning Catholic must-reads: 17/01/19
cardinal donald wuerl will not celebrate the annual mass for life in washington, dc, tomorrow. the syro-malabar catholic church is preparing...
Luke Coppen
Duterte open to dialogue with bishops after suggesting Filipinos kill them
a government spokesman said philippine president rodrigo duterte is open to dialogue with the country’s bishops, after the president recentl...
Catholic News Agency
Lori announces whistleblower system for allegations against Baltimore bishops
the archdiocese of baltimore introduced tuesday a third-party system for reporting allegations of abuse or misconduct against its archbishop...
Catholic News Agency
Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/01/19
pope francis has praised the pontifical academy for life for its 25-year struggle against the “extremely grave evils” of abortion and euthan...
Luke Coppen
Analysis: The fall of Cardinal Wuerl
for the last six months, cardinal donald wuerl has managed to keep his head above water amid dogged and persistent criticism of his leadersh...
Ed Condon/CNA
Wuerl denies denying knowledge of McCarrick abuse
cardinal donald wuerl told washington, dc priests saturday that he appropriately handled a 2004 allegation of misconduct against archbishop ...
JD Flynn/CNA
Morning Catholic must-reads: 15/01/19
bishops in the democratic republic of the congo have urged the un security council to pressure the nation’s electoral commission to publish ...
Luke Coppen
Viganò tells McCarrick: repent, for the sake of your soul
archbishop carlo maria viganò has called on archbishop theodore mccarrick to repent publicly of alleged “crimes against minors and abuses of...
Staff Reporter
New York abortion bill could one day make being pro-life 'a crime'
officials at the new york state catholic conference are calling the reproductive health act "worse than we thought it would be." "it foresee...
Emily Benson
Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/01/19
at his baptism, jesus "manifests the logic and meaning of his mission" , pope francis said at yesterday’s angelus ( full text , full video )...
Luke Coppen
US Catholics losing trust in clergy, survey finds
trust in the clergy has declined sharply over the last year, a new gallup poll shows. only 31 percent of american catholics now rate the hon...
Catholic News Agency
New structure for Vatican Press Office announced
the vatican announced friday that paolo ruffini, prefect of the vatican communications department, has amended the organizational structure ...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
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