Columnist: Stephen White
Waiting On The McCarrick Report
New York's Cardinal Dolan held an online held a video conference for the clergy Tuesday and said that his sources tell him that the McCarrick report will be out later ...
The Circus in Buffalo
Things aren’t looking great for Bishop of Buffalo Richard Malone. A federal grand jury is investigating his diocese’s handling of clerical sexual abuse cases. That on top of the ongoing, state-wide investigation of ...
Abuse Cases Involving Former Franciscan Brother Under Investigation in Wisconsin
Sexual abuse is a plague no matter where it occurs or to whom. But one of the underexplored facets of the clerical sexual abuse crisis in the United States is ...
After Disappointing November Meeting, US Bishops Plan to Revisit Sex Abuse in June
Next month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will meet in general assembly in Baltimore. The bishops left their November meeting without any decisive action towards ensuring accountability for bishops ...
Miters and Millstones
I once heard a homily on the vocation of priests, which concluded with this challenge to the young men of the parish: “If there’s not at least some part of ...
U.S. Bishops Left To Investigate Sexual Abuse On Their Own Without The Pope’s Support
Two weeks ago, members of the USCCB executive committee traveled to Rome to ask for the Holy Father's help in addressing the crisis engulfing the Catholic Church in the United ...