Columnist: Michelle La Rosa
DOJ Files To Revoke Citizenship Of Capuchin Priest Convicted Of Abusing Minors
he U.S. Department of Justice has filed to revoke the citizenship of a Capuchin priest from Mexico who was convicted of sexually abusing minors while working in a parish in ...
USCCB Leaders Ram-Through Changes To Dallas Charter
Bishop Barry Knestout, who heads the USCCB’s Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People (and a roommate of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick), reiterated his position that the document was ...
U.S. Bishops Urged to Address Crisis in Catholic Education
Most Catholic colleges have become essentially secular, imitating non-Catholic schools rather than embracing their distinct religious identity. Catholic colleges and universities today are largely failing to fulfill their mission, and ...
Appeals Court Says Sexual Assault Suit Against Fr. Rosica Can Proceed
An appeals court in Canada has rejected a request by the Congregation of St. Basil to dismiss a lawsuit against the congregation and its prominent member Fr. Thomas Rosica. The ...
Tulsa Deacon Pleads Guilty To Stealing $1.4 Million From Parish
Deacon John Sommer, the former business manager and parish manager of Christ the King Parish, accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors on May 13. Sommer acknowledged that from March ...
Bishop Bonnemain: No Excommunication For People Who Shared Eucharist With Dogs
The diocese said three people who shared the Eucharist with their dogs “did not act with sacrilegious intent.” The Diocese of Chur announced in an April 17 statement that it ...
Archbishop Foments Anti-Trump Sentiment With Reckless Response To Farfetched Scenario
Can you imagine the reaction if President Trump started advising lay Catholics as to which bishop decrees should be ignored? Speaking to the BBC on Jan. 18. Archbishop Timothy Broglio ...
Charlotte Priests Submit Dubia to Vatican over Liturgical Changes
More than 30 priests in the Diocese of Charlotte have submitted a set of questions to the Vatican related to recent liturgical changes announced by the local bishop, including a ...
Cupich Claims Honoring Senator Durbin Would Have Recognized ‘Migrants As A Pro-Life Issue’
Cardinal Blase Cupich again defended the Archdiocese of Chicago’s attempt to grant a lifetime achievement award to Senator Dick Durbin, saying that doing so was an attempt to show migrants ...
Judge Declines to Dismiss Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Francis’ Former Media Star
Judge Evelyn M. ten Cate of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario on Thursday dismissed a motion by Rosica to toss out the lawsuit in order to allow the ...
In His Haste To Clean House at Sacred Heart Seminary, Archbishop Weisenburger Likely Violated Employment Protocols
Like the sexual abuse scandal, the faithful will be forced to pay for the poor decision making of the bishop should these professors choose to sue the archdiocese. The dismissal ...
‘Out of the Banality’ – Archbishop Cordileone on Liturgical Reform
The election of Pope Leo XIV has fueled speculation among some Catholics, who are hopeful for a change to the 2021 restrictions on pre-conciliar liturgical rites, which were introduced in ...
Argentine Bishop Resigned Over Sexual Abuse Allegations
The Diocese of San Rafael, Argentina released a Thursday statement acknowledging that an investigation is underway into allegations against Bishop Carlos María Domínguez, who resigned last week. The statement, which ...
Vatican Communications Prefect: Removing Rupnik Art ‘Not The Christian Response’
The prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication told a group of Catholic journalists Friday that removing artwork by disgraced religious artist and alleged serial sexual abuser Fr. Marko Rupnik ...
BRAVO! D.C. Knights’ Council Calls for Removal of Rupnik Art from National Shrine
A Knights of Columbus council has called for the removal of artwork by Father Marko Rupnik at a national shrine, following the disgraced priest's decades-long legacy of sexual and spiritual ...
Cardinal Ouellet Found Liable for Wrongful Religious Dismissal
A civil court in Lorient, France has ruled that Cardinal Marc Ouellet and the Dominicans of the Holy Spirit dismissed a religious sister from her community without just cause. Ouellet, ...
USCCB Mandates “Political Correct” Passion Disclaimer Bulletin Inserts
The U.S. bishops’ conference announced recently that it will require a pastoral note on antisemitism to be placed in worship aids and pew missals ahead of all Good Friday passion ...
Pope Francis Praises Sicilian Bishop Accused of Covering-Up Sexual Abuse
The pope held a routine audience Saturday with a group from the Little House of Mercy Association, a charitable organization in Sicily. He began his brief remarks with a greeting ...
Why the Hell do US Bishops Need a ‘Broad Consultation’ Before Banning Transgender Mutilations at Catholic Hospitals?
The U.S. bishops on Friday voted to move forward with reviewing and updating their directives for Catholic health care services, after several bishops emphasized that the process should include a ...
Fr. James Jackson Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charge
Fr. James Jackson, a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a felony count of receiving child pornography. Jackson, who was set to begin ...
Lansing Priest Faculties Removed After Report of Underage GRINDR Encounter
A priest in the Diocese of Lansing has had his faculties removed after a report that he engaged in sexual activity with a 16-year-old boy whom he met on the ...
