A recent public event held in the New York Archdiocese was attended by accused sexual predator Father Thomas Devery, a former Director of Priest Personnel who resigned as pastor of a prestigious Staten Island parish and school after facing grave sex abuse allegations in multiple lawsuits. Amid reports that Cardinal Timothy Dolan failed to inform parishioners … Read more
In our preparation for the Synod, here in the Archdiocese of New York, close to 7,000 people accepted our invitation to attend listening sessions or respond online to issues of concern in the life of the church today. One question I always posed was, “How can we get people back to Sunday Mass? Why have … Read more
Writing in Our Sunday Visitor recently, Cardinal Timothy Dolan revealed that he has been examining his conscience: Did we as a Church, here in the United States, go too far in obeying all the restrictions imposed during the COVID pandemic, resulting in a lack of pastoral care for those sick? Give the affable prelate from … Read more
The FBI whistleblower who leaked the intelligence memo singling out traditionalist Catholics for greater “assessment” and “mitigation” has said the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) response to the memo served as just another example of episcopal “cowardice.” Kyle Seraphin joined me on today’s episode of The John-Henry Westen Show to react to the fallout … Read more
The Angry Catholic has posted an audio version a documentary entitled “Manufacturing the Clerical Predator” produced and directed by Sarah Pearson from NatesMission.org. The documentary features three former Catholic prelates, including: Kevin Wester – former priest James Egan – former seminarian Thomas Doyle – former Dominican priest and cannon lawyer. Names of U.S. bishops … Read more
For weeks, Abbott has sent buses filled with border crossers to New York City. which has a rigorous sanctuary city policy that shields and protects illegal aliens from arrest and deportation by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Mayor Eric Adams (D), a supporter of the city’s sanctuary policy, has called on New Yorkers … Read more
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York recently gave a strong endorsement of Fr. James Martin’s activism and the dissident Jesuit’s new LGBT group “Outreach.” In a letter dated May 5 and published late last month by Outreach, Dolan praised the organization, which Martin launched this year, describing it as “an important ministry” ahead of its … Read more
New York City is issuing a COVID vaccine mandate for employees of Catholic schools, yeshivas and other private schools. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday workers need to get their first dose by Dec. 20. The mandate impacts about 56,000 employees at more than 900 schools. Public school teachers and employees in the city … Read more
The Catholic bishops in Colorado have emphasized the need to respect those with conscientious objections to the COVID-19 vaccines and have provided a template letter for any Catholics with objections to mandatory vaccination. They also welcomed the city of Denver’s vaccination mandate for including a religious exemption. The Catholic conference noted its previous affirmation that … Read more
No ‘Church of Accompaniment’ when it comes conscientious objectors of the COVID jab The Archdiocese of New York has instructed priests not to grant religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines, saying that do so would contradict the pope. “There is no basis for a priest to issue a religious exemption to the vaccine,” stated a July … Read more