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Morning Catholic must-reads: 12/03/19

the results of an investigation into bishop michael bransfield have been forwarded to the vatican . three more filipino priests have said th...
Luke Coppen

Four Catholic Relief Service workers killed in Ethiopia jet crash

four catholic relief service staff members on their way to a training session in nairobi, kenya, were among the passengers aboard an ethiopi...
Dennis Sadowski

Two former bishops have ministry restricted over abuse claims

archbishop william lori of baltimore announced on monday restrictions on the ministry of both retired west virginia bishop michael bransfiel...
Catholic News Agency

Bishop under investigation for sexual misconduct is on spiritual retreat with Pope Francis

the catholic herald has learned that a bishop currently under investigation for sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement, including cla...
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Francis: Martyred seminarians provide a witness for priests and bishops

pope francis said sunday that the nine spanish seminarian martyrs beatified this weekend provide a witness to priests and bishops to remain ...
Courtney Grogan/CNA

New York court rules that Fulton Sheen's remains should be transferred to Peoria

bishop daniel jenky of peoria has announced "with great joy" that the new york state supreme court's appellate division ruled 5-0 that the r...
Catholic News Service

Eucharistic yuca not on the table at Amazon synod, Vatican says

vatican officials have said there are no plans to discuss changing the matter of the eucharist during an upcoming synod for the pan-amazonia...
Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Zen: ‘One wonders from which planet did our leaders in Rome descend?’

after cardinal fernando filoni and a chinese-appointed bishop both spoke out this week separately in support of the vatican-china deal for f...
Courtney Grogan/CNA

What the convictions of two cardinals tell us about the abuse crisis

two senior churchmen have been convicted of criminal wrongdoing in secular jurisdictions, in connection with the ongoing crisis of clerical ...
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Francis: Abuse revelations are purifying the Church

god is purifying his church through the painful revelations of the abuse scandals, so do not be discouraged, pope francis said on thursday i...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA