Columnist: Christine Rousselle

Former Baltimore Priest Sentenced to Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
A man who once served as a priest in several U.S. dioceses was sentenced 22 years in federal prison on Wednesday, May 11, after pleading guilty to coercion and enticement ...

Cupich Caves On Mask Mandates For Kids
It’s a Miracle! “The Science” Changes Overnight. Catholic schools across much of the Archdiocese of Chicago can now make masks optional, according to an abrupt shift in the archdiocese’s COVID-19 ...

‘Good Catholic’ Joe Biden Reaffirms Support for Abortion on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Crickets from Cardinal Gregory as Biden reaffirms his support for abortion. President Joe Biden pledged to defend a so-called right to abortion and reaffirmed his commitment to the widespread availability ...

Virginia Catholics Petition Bishop Burbidge to Restore the Traditional Latin Mass
Supporters of the Traditional Latin Mass are petitioning Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, to lift restrictions he recently imposed on the celebration of the sacraments in the Extraordinary Form ...

Rhode Island Priest Arrested on Charges of Child Pornography
Father James Jackson, a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) and pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Providence, Rhode Island, was arrested at the parish on Oct ...

Boston Priest Says Catholics Can Support ‘Right To Choose’ Abortion, Archdiocese Declines Comment
A Boston priest has said he believes in “a woman’s right to choose” on the issue of abortion, and will continue his advocacy for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, despite Catholic ...

Cardinal Nichols Tells Child Sex Abuse Inquiry Church ‘Shocked to Core’
The Archbishop of Westminster has admitted that he did not properly handle an accusation of abuse in his archdiocese, as he also rejected calls for priests to violate the seal ...

Vatican Imposes Restrictions on Disgraced Bishop Bransfield, But Fails to Laicize
Bishop Michael J. Bransfield, Bishop emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, will no longer be allowed to participate in public Masses or live within his former diocese. He must “make personal amends” for ...

Catholic Senator Patty Murray (D-Washington) Blocks Medical Care for Abortion Survivors
Archbishop Sartain, the ball's in your court. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) introduced the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act and looked to pass the bill Feb. 4 via unanimous consent. That process ...

Abuse Survivor: Write ‘Zero-Tolerance’ into Canon Law
Marie Collins said canon law had more often been used to protect the abuser than to punish him Canon law should be re-written to institute a global zero-tolerance policy against ...