Columnist: Peter Jesserer Smith
How Did ‘Credibly Accused’ Priest Concelebrate Mass with Buffalo’s Interim Bishop?
Bishop Edward Scharfenberger of Albany, whom Pope Francis appointed with oversight of the scandal-ridden Diocese of Buffalo until a new bishop is selected, has come under fire for concelebrating Mass ...
Buffalo’s Troubled Christ the King Seminary
The scandalous allegations that have engulfed the Diocese of Buffalo — and especially its center for forming priests, Christ the King Seminary — is sufficiently grave that it triggered a ...
Eucharistic Wake-Up Call: What to Do When Catholics Don’t Recognize Jesus
On her travels across the country, Sherry Weddell asks highly engaged, practicing Catholics this important question: “Where’s Jesus right now?” The top answers vary from “He’s in my heart” to ...
Catholic Journalist: Buffalo Sex-Abuse Scandal Is ‘Perfect Storm of Horrible Things’
Charlie Specht, a Catholic award-winning journalist, discusses the findings of his reporting about the wave of scandalous allegations now enveloping the Diocese of Buffalo. Charlie, for more than a year ...
How a ‘Culture of Predation’ Puts Seminarians at Risk for Abuse
Sexual double lives among the clergy and failures in celibacy formation are among key factors that make priests-to-be vulnerable. Catholic seminarians and priests are breaking their silence about their experiences ...
Who Will Guard the Guardians of the Church?
Amid the raw anger over the cover-ups for ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s alleged sexual abuse, bishops and lay faithful are calling for independent investigations, saying the credibility of the U.S. episcopate ...