News & Commentary

The only question that remains is will those who failed to report the abuse be held accountable? A retired superior court judge’s review of sexual abuse allegations against former Bishop ...

These days, many Catholics are asking the question: Why aren’t bishops doing more in response to the rioting, looting, arson, vandalism and shootings that have plagued our nation, especially when ...

Progressivism is not an ideology, but a political religion. Black Lives Matter is not a political movement: it’s a secular cult. I’m sure Crisis readers need no convincing on either ...

Robert McElroy, the Bishop of San Diego, has been a busy man over the past several weeks. On June 1, he issued a statement regarding the death of George Floyd ...

The bishops of California have issued a carefully worded statement on June 22 expressing their disapproval of the tearing down of several statues of St. Junipero Serra, who was canonized ...

A faithful Texas priest is being punished by his bishop for reaffirming Catholic teaching on homosexuality. Father Clay Hunt, III, serves as chaplain for the criminal justice ministry in the ...

The secret Vatican-China deal was negotiated by the now disgraced Theodore McCarrick. Exiled Chinese dissident Guo Wengui alleged this weekend the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “allocates $2 billion a year” ...

“As a priest in the Orthodox Church, it is my duty to ban members of Black Lives Matter from receiving Communion. I will not desecrate the precious Body and Blood ...

Today’s episode of Holy Smoke exposes the extent to which ordinary Christians have been betrayed by their own bishops. This is a process that began decades ago – but it ...

King was once a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter but fell from grace when he was accused of being a Caucasian falsely portraying himself as black. Far-left activist ...

A group of Catholic activists have created a video of their personal speeches to Catholics who identify as LGBT to substitute for a canceled conference. Outreach 2020 was supposed to ...

When you fornicate,” said Jesus apparently in some gospel or other, “do not fornicate as the pagans do. They seek out weak women whose yes may be no, and who ...

In his homily on January 1, 2020, Fr. Robert Altier corrected predicted that 2020 would be a year of unrest. Keep in mind this homily was given BEFORE the China ...

After the toppling of a saint’s statue in San Francisco, the city’s archbishop said Saturday that important protests over racial injustice have been “hijacked” by a mob bent on violence ...

It aligns itself with an anti-religious movement. One might think the Catholic Church would stand against the orgy of iconoclasm that we are witnessing across the country — toppled statues, ...

America’s bishops have been struggling to regain their balance ever since the lockdowns began. Financial ruin faced our schools, parishes, even entire dioceses. Catholics everywhere were starving for the sacraments ...

Bishop David Zubik announced Friday that there will be a new parish in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, and it’s one that will specifically serve the black Catholic community. Following ...

“The publication depends on the Pope,” said Cardinal Parolin in February. “The work that is done is done, but the Pope must give the final word.” The Vatican is remaining ...

An integral part of Pope Paul VI’s vision of a more “synodal” Church, his muto proprio Ecclesiae Sanctae called for the establishment of national bishops’ conferences. These conferences would advise the ...

Vatican News is praising Black Lives Matter (BLM) as a “movement dedicated to non-violent civil disobedience through protests against police violence directed at black persons as well as all forms ...

We wish Pope Francis would show as much concern for cleaning-up the financial and sex abuse crisis. The Vatican is urging Catholics and the private sector to “progressively and without ...