Catholic News

Morning Catholic must-reads: 19/09/18

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

Chilean priest guilty of abuse dismissed from clerical state

Cristián Precht Bañados, a leading opponent of the Pinochet regime, was convicted of child abuse in 2012
Catholic News Agency

Half of Dutch bishops in late 20th century linked to abuse, report claims

Four bishops are accused of abusing children, and sixteen others of concealing abuse
Catholic News Agency

Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/09/18

A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

'Anything but a picnic' - Cardinal Dolan on the Church's summer of scandal

The cardinal said his own mother was embarrassed to be Catholic after the 'disastrous' summer
Catholic News Agency

Morning Catholic must-reads: 17/09/18

A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

If the Church won’t hold bishops accountable, then should the courts?

Some fear that state investigations will lead to state interference
Michael Warren Davis

Bishop Rhoades cleared of wrongdoing by district attorney's investigation

A Pennsylvania district attorney said the allegations were baseless and lamented the fact they were leaked
Catholic News Agency

No mention of apostolic visitation after US bishops’ meeting with Pope

Senior US bishops thanked the Pope for meeting them, but declined to go into details on what was discussed
Staff Reporter

Pope Francis’s popularity plummets among Americans, according to poll

Proportion of US Catholics with a favourable view of the Pope has dropped from 83 per cent to 63 per cent
Staff Reporter