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DiNardo: Church must address its leaders’ ‘moral failures of judgment’
The accusations against Archbishop McCarrick, a former cardinal and retired archbishop of Washington, "reveal a grievous moral failure within the church," said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston.
Gainer: Names of former Harrisburg bishops will be removed from buildings
UPDATED - Harrisburg Bishop Ronald W. Gainer Aug. 1 released information from the diocese's own internal investigation on child sex abuse, including a list of the names of 71 clergy, both dead and alive, accused of abuse.
Bishop: U.K. Supreme Court ruling on withdrawing hydration morally wrong
Britain's highest court has ruled that doctors can withdraw food and fluid from patients who are in a vegetative state or minimally conscious without seeking permission from judges.
Medieval reform proposals can help current abuse crisis, historian says
St. Peter Damian came up with an effective strategy that emphasized the need for public accountability, strict penalties for offenders and their superiors, and the obligation of laypeople to step in when church leaders fail to reform themselves
Idolatry of wealth, beauty demands a costly sacrifice, pope says
Idolatry is a human inclination that spares neither believers nor atheists and deprives people of life and love in exchange for slavery to unfulfilled dreams, Pope Francis said.
Through ministry of accompaniment, Oregon parish helps asylum seeker
Father Zegar, who has long been involved in immigration work, and several parishioners came to the Portland Immigration Court June 20 to offer a supportive presence while a 36-year-old mother presented her case before a judge.
Brief filed with Supreme Court to try to save cross-shaped war memorial
Last October, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in Richmond, Virginia, ruled 2-1 that the 93-year-old monument is unconstitutional and must be removed or destroyed.
Two Catholic universities rescind Archbishop McCarrick’s honorary degrees
UPDATED - The Catholic University of America announced July 30 that it was withdrawing the 2006 honorary degree awarded to then-Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick. Fordham University in New York similarly rescinded an honorary degree.
St. Hubert Bambies relax by the river
The high school's alumnae association will host an afternoon of food and music on Sept. 8 at Maggie's on the Waterfront in Northeast Philadelphia.
Holy Martyrs honors St. Philomena with Mass, devotions
The Oreland parish and site of the saint's national center will celebrate the beloved intercessor's Aug. 11 feast with a liturgy, followed by a novena, veneration of relics and reception.