Catholic Church

'What have I failed to do?' - Pope leads bishops in abuse crisis examination of conscience

pope francis saturday led the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences in a penitential liturgy and examination of conscience on their...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

If you read just one speech from the abuse summit, make it this one

(rome — february 23rd, 2019) there’s one speech you need to read from the saturday sessions of the vatican’s child protection meeting — a da...
Christopher R. Altieri

Rosica apologizes for plagiarism

a long-time vatican spokesman has admitted to passing off the writing of others as his own, and apologized for plagiarizing. “what i’ve done...
JD Flynn/CNA

Letters from the Vatican #5

at the beginning of february, a month in which an intense, global media spotlight has been focused on the catholicism’s struggles with cleri...
Xavier Rynne II

Abuse summit day two: How to hold bishops to account

(rome – february 22nd, 2019) “accountability”: that was the theme chosen for day 2 of the meeting for the protection of minors taking place ...
Christopher R. Altieri

A new ideology is attacking celibacy. We've been through all this before

the consensus has it out for priestly celibacy and chastity in catholicism. which means we the faithful, lay and clerical, are called to ral...
Sohrab Ahmari

Tagle: Confront the 'stench of filth' caused by abuse

an expert on abuse prevention offered “practical suggestions” to participants at a vatican summit on child sexual abuse on thursday, while t...
Catholic News Agency

Covington Catholic student sues Washington Post over Nathan Phllips story

attorneys for covington catholic high school student nicholas sandmann announced they filed a $250 million dollar lawsuit against the washin...
Christine Rousselle & CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/02/19

leaked documents have raised new questions about when the vatican knew of allegations against argentine bishop gustavo zanchetta ( spanish r...
Luke Coppen

Letters from the Vatican #4

“ grant, we pray, almighty god, that no tempests may disturb us, for you have set us fast on the rock of the apostle peter’s confession of f...
Xavier Rynne II