“The average number of substantiated accusations [against the clergy] made in the last ten years is 5.9.”
Tag: Bishops
USCCB: 9 Days for Life Unites Catholics Nationwide in Prayer for the Protection of Life
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Archbishop Gomez’s Finest Hour
“He sees what is going on in the United States and Europe and beckons us to get back to basics, the basics as outlined by Jesus. “
Preparing for a ‘Post-Roe’ America, US Bishops Discuss What Pro-Life Outreach Would Look Like
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco told the Register that ‘our goal is not to make abortion illegal; our goal is to make abortion unthinkable.’
Croatian president raises plight of Bosnian Catholics during Vatican visit
Reuters has described current turmoil in the southeastern European state, home to 3.3 million people, as the worst political crisis since the war.
The US Bishops and the Communion Controversy: Blame Biden, Pelosi and the Media
The fault lies with the news media that continually misrepresent the matter — and, even more, with Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi and the other prominent Catholic politicians who continue to scandalize the faithful by their Eucharistically incoherent support for legal abortion.
Durbin Spins Communion Denial Decision
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who identifies as a Catholic, has yet to find an abortion he couldn’t justify.
Catholic Bishops in Burkina Faso Seek to Clarify Controversy Over Contraceptives
“Mr. Minister, we believe that the Catholic Church can, in the democratic game, contribute to the choices made by our country and help to verify their conformity with our authentic African values.”
Burkina Faso Christians face resurgence of terrorist attacks
In the Diocese of Dori, most of the population is Muslim (95.2 percent); 3.2 percent are adherents of traditional religions and 1.6 percent are Christian (1.22 percent Catholic).
What’s In (And Isn’t In) the Bishops’ Draft Document on the Eucharist?
What was notably absent from the 26-page draft was any sort of criteria for when to deny a Catholic from receiving the Eucharist.
Catholic Action for Faith and Family Prayerfully Asks Bishops to Avert Another ‘McCarrick Moment’
“The momentous task of prophetically proclaiming the Church’s position falls primarily to the bishops.”
Cardinal Burke: Bishops Have ‘Sacred Duty’ to Apply Canon Law to Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians
Cardinal Burke explained that he was speaking out because the issue was “a matter of life and death for the unborn and of eternal salvation for the Catholic politicians involved.”
Two Elderly Nuns in Nepal Arrested on False Charges
Church Leaders View Arrests as an Attack on Nepal’s Minorities
Cardinal Dolan: Human Rights Begin in the Womb
In a politically and culturally divided society, the one thing that seems to unite all sides, Cardinal Dolan wrote, “is the worry that our world has lost a basic respect for life.”
National Vocation Awareness Week Encourages Dioceses to Foster Vocations in Their Local Communities
“In his message for the 58th annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis offered St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, as a model for vocational discernment.”
One Hundred Incidents of Vandalism Reported at Catholic Sites in U.S. Since May 2020
“We call on our elected officials to step forward and condemn these attacks.”
Catholics Demonstrate Against Mayor Scott and Sex Abuse
“[A] Nov. 16 prayer rally and conference at the MECU Pavilion on Pier VI is highlighting sex abuse cover-up and corruption of the U.S. bishops, who will be gathering just yards away at the Baltimore Waterfront Mariott Hotel on the same day.”
Archbishop Cordileone discusses satanists’ support for abortion
“They [the Satanic Temple] need to have access to abortion to carry out their rituals. It’s a satanic practice.”
U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman on Rescinding of “Protect Life Rule”
“Abortion is not family planning. Abortion takes the life of an already-conceived and growing child.”
Iraq: Ankawa, home of the Christians, comes of age
“Ankawa’s Christian population dramatically increased overnight in August 2014 after up to 120,000 faithful fled following the ISIS invasion of the nearby Nineveh Plains in Iraq proper. “
Is the Decision to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination for Each Person’s Conscience to Judge?
“[P]astors need to be urging the faithful to intelligently inform their consciences. And no one should punish those with whom they disagree on COVID vaccination…”
The Formation of a New Priest Who Abused Minors: How Did He Slip Past Seminary Screening Policies?
“[N]o one had suspected what was learned following McWilliams’ arrest…”
Statement of U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for Child and Youth Protection on Report of Clergy Sexual Abuse in France
This report opens painful wounds for those who have suffered abuse by a priest, bishop, or someone in the Church…”
German ‘Synodal Way’ Extended to 2023 as Assembly Ends Abruptly After Votes on Sexual Morality, Priesthood
“The synodal assembly ended earlier than expected on Saturday afternoon after Bishop Bätzing asked organizers to count whether the meeting had a quorum of 154 participants after many departed early.”
Pierced Hearts 