From CNN: This is how bad things are in the Catholic Church right now: The Pope’s top adviser on clergy.

From CRUX: After facing intense scrutiny this week for his handling of sex abuse cases in Pittsburgh in the 1980s.

Very pleased to announce a retreat with author Michael H. Brown — a day of inspirational talks and deep prayers.

From Church and State: Syracuse Bishop Robert Cunningham testified in an abuse case that, in the eyes of the Church,.

From Yahoo: Cody Coots is a fourth-generation snake-handling pastor at the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus’ Name church in Middlesboro, Ky. In.

From Associated Press: HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania bishop named in a grand jury report on rampant sexual abuse.

From AP: As the Roman Catholic church struggles with a new wave of clergy abuse cases, several prominent evangelical institutions.

From Catholic News Agency: Cardinal Raymond Burke said Thursday that the Catholic Church is facing “a very grave crisis” due.

From Associated Press: VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” on Thursday about a scathing Pennsylvania grand.

From the Christian Post: Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois reportedly paid $3.5 million in lawsuits over the sex abuse.

From Catholic Herald: The Archdiocese of Washington has deleted the “Wuerl Report” website defending the cardinal’s handling of sex abuse.

From Fox5: In his first public comments since the report, Wuerl told his parishioners on Wednesday, “The pain and the.

From The Hill: The Vatican turned down an opportunity to respond to an explosive grand jury report detailing more than a.

From Fox News: Florida students returning to classes this week will see the state’s motto, “In God We Trust,” etched.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer [caution, upsetting, graphic]: HARRISBURG — Top Roman Catholic leaders in Pennsylvania covered up decades of child.

From Catholic News Agency: Denver, Colo., Aug 14, 2018 / 01:01 pm – Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver issued a.

From Crux:   PARIS – Several stones fell from the vaulted ceiling of fire-ravaged Notre Dame after last month’s European.

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From Associated Press (caution, graphic): HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Roman Catholic priests across Pennsylvania used religious rituals, symbols of the.

From Crux Now: MUMBAI, India – It was a chaotic scene outside the bishop’s residence in Jalandhar, India, as police.

From Newshub: A US nun has been busted after attempting to smuggle over 1kg of cocaine into Australia. Denise Marie.

From The Times-Picayune: With revelation after revelation, a new wave of sexual abuse scandals is rocking the Roman Catholic Church.

From WIVB: TONAWANDA (CITY), NY (WIVB) – A City of Tonawanda church’s Cross caught fire on Sunday morning. The City’s.

From Lifesitenews: GRAN CANARIA, Spain, August 1, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A priest in the Canary Islands posed with drag queens.

From the Sun: The London Sun reports that “Churchgoers have been taken ill following fears holy water has been poisoned.”.

From Catholic News Agency: It is not enough for Catholics to not do bad things, they must counter evil by.

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.

From The Guardian: In the past four decades Ireland has become a different country, but you wouldn’t know it in.

From NECN: Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, said he is launching an inquiry into allegations former seminarians made this.