Columnist: Peter Smith
VICTORY! U.S. Bishops Withdraw From Federal Illegal Alien Resettlement Grift
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Monday that it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to serve refugees and migrant children, saying the “heartbreaking” decision ...
US Bishops Sue Trump For Terminating Their Illegal Immigration Funding Grift
Catholic bishops sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its abrupt halt to funding of refugee resettlement, calling the action unlawful and harmful to newly arrived refugees and to the ...
Why US Catholics are Planning Pilgrimages in Communities Across the Nation
A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages has begun across the United States this weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four routes before converging on Indianapolis in two months for a major ...
Greensburg Diocese Priest Arrested and Charged With Sexual Assault
Authorities on Wednesday arrested a Roman Catholic priest from the Diocese of Greensburg on charges that he sexually assaulted an altar boy on multiple occasions from 2004 to 2007, beginning ...
Pittsburgh Diocese Faces Wave of Abuse Litigation
Twenty-eight people initiated legal actions against the Diocese of Pittsburgh on Thursday, cresting a wave of recent claims filed across the state against Roman Catholic dioceses in advance of Friday’s ...
Nine Victims Sue Pittsburgh Diocese Over Alleged Sexual Abuse
Nine plaintiffs filed suit Wednesday against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, alleging past sexual abuse by seven of its priests. The lawsuit was filed in Allegheny County Court of ...
Judge Denies Diocese Access to Needy Children’s Fund to Pay Abuse Claims
Judge shuts-down Bishop Zubik's attempt to raid needy children's fund to pay for sexual abuse A judge has denied a petition by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to use ...
Pittsburgh Diocesan Lawyer Raises Possibility of Using Needy Children’s Fund to Pay Sexual Abuse Settlements
An attorney for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh raised the prospect of bankruptcy in a court hearing Friday over whether the church can use a trust fund for needy ...
Former Franciscan Leaders Face Criminal Charges For Enabling Friar Who Abused More Than 100 Children
Hours of testimony and legal jousting led to a quick conclusion Wednesday afternoon when a judge ordered three Franciscan priests to stand trial on charges of conspiracy and endangering the ...
Pittsburgh Diocese Wants to Use Needy Children Funds to Pay Sexual Abuse Claims
The office of state Attorney General Josh Shapiro is pressing its opposition to a bid by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to draw money from a $8 million-plus trust fund, ...