Publication: Catholic News Agency
Pope Francis Expresses ‘Concerns’ about German Synodal Way
Pope Francis has expressed deep reservations about the direction of the Catholic Church in Germany, warning that concrete steps currently being taken “threaten” to undermine unity with the universal Church ...
Cardinal DiNardo Complicit in Strickland’s Removal
Pope Francis removed Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, from his post Saturday after he refused to resign, according to Galveston-Houston archbishop Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Bishop Strickland’s ouster on Nov ...
Finally Some Good News: Orthodox Priests on the Rise in America
The new analysis of a study that claims to be the largest national survey of Catholic priests conducted in more than 50 years has found, among other things, that priests ...
Cardinal Hollerich: The Openness of the Synod ‘Will Change the Church’
At the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis’ monthlong Vatican assembly, one of the meeting’s leaders said the freedom and openness experienced during the gathering will help the ...
Synod Archbishop: If Someone Is Living In Sin, We Can’t Tell Them That’s All Right
In response to a question about blessing same-sex unions, a Latvian archbishop at the Synod on Synodality warned that telling someone living in sin that “everything is all right” places ...
Synod Participants Asked to ‘Rethink the Whole Church’ According to Synodality
The next stage of the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality opened Wednesday with a call to focus on authority, decentralization, the co-responsibility of the laity, and concrete changes to the institutional ...
Synod Archbishop Says the Synod ‘Cannot Remove Pages from the Bible’
José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez, the archbishop of Manizales in Colombia, shared his experience at the Synod of Synodality taking place this month at the Vatican, commenting on what this assembly ...
Francis Meets With Denounced Heretical LGBT Group
Pope Francis met Tuesday at his residence with leadership from the U.S. LGBT organization New Ways Ministry, which was previously denounced by both the U.S. bishops’ conference and the Vatican’s ...
Vatican’s Former Sex Abuse Expert: Celibacy Is NOT the Cause of Sexual Abuse
Father Hans Zollner, a German priest and an expert in the fight against sexual abuse in the Church, said in a Sept. 26 interview with Infovaticana that celibacy is not ...
Rupnik’s Victims Say Rome’s Statement ‘Ridicules’ Their Pain
Victims of Father Marko Rupnik’s alleged spiritual and sexual abuse on Tuesday expressed “bewilderment” with the Diocese of Rome’s recent statement praising the art and theology center founded by the ...
Making Millions Off Open Borders, USCCB Celebrates National Migration Week
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is highlighting the overlooked right to remain in one’s country during its weeklong celebration of National Migration Week from Sept. 18–24. “For millennia, ...
Swiss Study Finds More Than 1,000 Cases of Clergy Sexual Abuse
A comprehensive, yearlong investigation into sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Switzerland released on Tuesday has documented more than 1,000 instances of abuse dating back to the mid-20th century ...
Minnesota Single-Sex Catholic Colleges Say Students Who Identify as ‘Nonbinary’ May Apply
The moral collapse in Catholic schools will continue until alumni refuse to provide financial support. A pair of single-sex Catholic colleges in Minnesota are allowing males and females to openly ...
Former Prioress in Forth Worth Admits to Sexual Misconduct in Recording, Names Priest
In the latest development in the ongoing dispute between a Texas Carmelite monastery and the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, former prioress Theresa Gerlach admitted to sexual misconduct and identified ...
Bishop Stika Resigns
Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the embattled Bishop Rick Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee. Stika, 65, was investigated by the Vatican for mismanagement of his diocese. He is ...
Bishop Olson Hit With New Lawsuit By Carmelite Nuns
Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas, filed new theft and defamation charges Friday against Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth. The nuns’ new ...
Pope Francis Banishes Gänswein To Home Diocese Without Role
According to a German newspaper report, Pope Francis ordered Archbishop Georg Gänswein to leave the Vatican and return to Germany by the end of June. The longtime private secretary of ...
Michigan Priest Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing 5-Year-Old Boy in 1987
A Michigan Catholic priest who was removed from active ministry in 2002 after a sexual abuse complaint was brought against him pleaded guilty in state court April 25 to charges ...
Francis Allows Laypeople to Vote in Synod on Synodality Assembly
The Vatican announced Wednesday that there will be laypeople participating as voting members in the Synod on Synodality’s October assembly, a break with past custom, which allowed laypeople to participate ...
Do Border Bishops Want Open Borders?
The Catholic Church currently receives millions in government grants each year trafficking illegal aliens. The Biden administration’s new immigration crackdown that was announced Tuesday received widespread criticism from Catholic leaders ...
Pope Francis: ‘I Had Nothing To Do’ with Father Marko Rupnik Case
For the first time, Pope Francis has commented publicly about the scandal surrounding Father Marko Rupnik, denying he intervened to help his fellow Jesuit avoid punishment for the alleged sexual ...
