Columnist: Michelle Boorstein
Storied Baltimore Catholic Family Sues Archdiocese, Says Sexual Abuse Led to Death
For more than 60 years, the name Francis X. Gallagher has been linked prominently in Baltimore with the Catholic Church. The late Gallagher Sr. in 1961 founded an influential law ...
Donations to D.C. Archdiocese’s Down Nearly a Third After Year of Controversy
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington’s key annual fundraising appeal took in nearly a third less money in 2019, after sexual misconduct and mismanagement scandals involving some of the region’s most ...
The Bransfield Report: WP Publishes Secret Vatican Document
For months, civil authorities and Catholic parishioners have sought access to a secret church report about Michael J. Bransfield, the West Virginia bishop ousted for alleged sexual and financial misconduct ...
W.Va. Scandal Muddies Legacy of Vatican’s Longtime Fixer from Baltimore
Late last summer, Vatican officials realized they had an uncontainable mess — four whistleblowing priests alleging financial and sexual misconduct by the bishop of West Virginia. So they did what ...
Facing Financial Boycott, Diocese of West Virginia Agrees to Hire New Auditor and Make Findings Public
A few days before protesting West Virginia Catholics were to begin withholding financial giving over alleged misconduct, diocesan leaders agreed to some of their demands, including hiring a new auditor ...
EPIC FAIL: Bishops Policing Bishops
Catholic faithful across the country have demanded accountability from their bishops for the past year as sexual abuse scandals unfolded at the highest levels of the church. On Thursday, the ...
Cardinal Wuerl Caught In Another Lie?
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who has said repeatedly that he didn’t know about years of sexual misconduct complaints involving his predecessor in the District, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, was named in a ...
Cardinal Donald Wuerl Says He Will Go to Rome to Discuss his Potential Resignation
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who has faced increasing calls for his resignation over his handling of sexual abuse cases, wrote on Tuesday that he will soon discuss with Pope Francis the ...
As Rumors of Sexual Misdeeds Swirled, Cardinal McCarrick Became a Powerful Fundraiser for the Vatican
When Theodore McCarrick arrived in D.C. in 2001 to be the region’s Catholic archbishop, it was clear right away that he was something very rare: a celebrity priest. The vivacious ...