From Associated Press: VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” on Thursday about a scathing Pennsylvania grand.
Read MoreArchives for August 2018
Evangelical Mega-Church Paid Huge Settlement
From the Christian Post: Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois reportedly paid $3.5 million in lawsuits over the sex abuse.
Read MoreArchdiocese Takes Down Website Defending Wuerl
From Catholic Herald: The Archdiocese of Washington has deleted the “Wuerl Report” website defending the cardinal’s handling of sex abuse.
Read MoreWuerl Says He Won’t Resign
From Fox5: In his first public comments since the report, Wuerl told his parishioners on Wednesday, “The pain and the.
Read MoreVatican Declines To Respond To Abuse Report
From The Hill: The Vatican turned down an opportunity to respond to an explosive grand jury report detailing more than a.
Read MoreFlorida Schools Put ‘In God We Trust’ Back In Schools
From Fox News: Florida students returning to classes this week will see the state’s motto, “In God We Trust,” etched.
Read MoreShocking Reports
From the Philadelphia Inquirer [caution, upsetting, graphic]: HARRISBURG — Top Roman Catholic leaders in Pennsylvania covered up decades of child.
Read MoreDid Angel Rescue Famous Race Car Driver?
Denver Bishop Tells Priests To Offer Up Masses
From Catholic News Agency: Denver, Colo., Aug 14, 2018 / 01:01 pm – Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver issued a.
Read MoreToll Nationwide: At Least 17,000
From Associated Press: Six Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania joined the list this week of those around the U.S. that.
Read MoreCracks In Notre Dame Cathedral
From Crux: PARIS – Several stones fell from the vaulted ceiling of fire-ravaged Notre Dame after last month’s European.
Read MoreWhy Do They Call Liquor ‘Spirits’?
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Read MoreMore Than 1,000 Children Abused By Pa. Priests
From Associated Press (caution, graphic): HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Roman Catholic priests across Pennsylvania used religious rituals, symbols of the.
Read MoreObituary: Father DeGrandis
Rev. Paul Robert “Fr. Bob” DeGrandis SSJ (1932 – 2018) Rev. Paul Robert “Fr. Bob” DeGrandis, SSJ, age 86, a resident of Baltimore, MD and former.
Read MoreChaotic Scene As Police Question Bishop
From Crux Now: MUMBAI, India – It was a chaotic scene outside the bishop’s residence in Jalandhar, India, as police.
Read MorePrayer Need: Nun Caught Smuggling Cocaine
From Newshub: A US nun has been busted after attempting to smuggle over 1kg of cocaine into Australia. Denise Marie.
Read MoreStatue Artist
You may remember the recent stories — for instance, from the Washington Post: “Inside a Catholic church in New Mexico,.
Read MoreSex Abuse Scandals Continue Plaguing Catholic Church
From The Times-Picayune: With revelation after revelation, a new wave of sexual abuse scandals is rocking the Roman Catholic Church.
Read MoreStrange Fire Limited To Cross
From WIVB: TONAWANDA (CITY), NY (WIVB) – A City of Tonawanda church’s Cross caught fire on Sunday morning. The City’s.
Read MoreIn The Sacristy?
From Lifesitenews: GRAN CANARIA, Spain, August 1, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A priest in the Canary Islands posed with drag queens.
Read MoreHoly Water Notre Dame Tainted?
From the Sun: The London Sun reports that “Churchgoers have been taken ill following fears holy water has been poisoned.”.
Read MorePope: Fight Evil With Love
From Catholic News Agency: It is not enough for Catholics to not do bad things, they must counter evil by.
Read MoreBishop: Some Accused Still Serve
From The News-Item: The bishop of Pittsburgh’s Roman Catholic diocese said a few priests named in a soon-to-be-released grand jury.
Read MoreCan Pope Still Connect With A Changed Ireland?
From The Guardian: In the past four decades Ireland has become a different country, but you wouldn’t know it in.
Read MoreStrong Believers Persist
While Christianity and Catholicism in particular have been taking hits, big-time — while clergy/bishop scandals continue to erupt; while evangelical.
Read MoreWe’ve Seen Fire, We’ve Seen Rain
Can anyone any longer doubt but that we are seeing “signs of the times” at every turn? We’re in a.
Read MoreO’Malley Orders Probe Of Seminary
From NECN: Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, said he is launching an inquiry into allegations former seminarians made this.
Read MoreAmerica’s Third-World Destiny?
In the end, it may be part of a nation’s destiny. In the news of late: Fox TV host Laura.
Read MoreAccused Italian Priest Blames Devil
From Newsweek: A Catholic priest in Italy accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl has blamed his actions on the influence.
Read MoreVideo: Archbishop Gregory Weighs In
ATLANTA (CNS) — Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory issued a print and video statement Aug. 9 on the website of.
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