Book takes scholarly yet accessible look at clerical sex abuse crisis
"Clerical Sexual Misconduct" offers an engrossing read for anyone who cares about cleansing the scourge of abuse from the church and in preventing its resurgence.
Understanding can defeat racism, Archbishop Gregory says
While America grapples with bigotry, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said people must reach out to one another and learn about others different from themselves.
Vatican’s top diplomat meets with U.S., Israeli ambassadors
Israel plans to annex parts of the Palestinian West Bank, which the U.N. calls illegal and having "a disastrous impact on human rights," as part of an American peace plan.
Federal executions in Indiana said to ‘add violence on top of violence’
News that federal executions would start at a federal prison drew words of remorse and prayers from Catholic leaders for the crime victims and for the inmates slated to die.
Catholic leaders denounce rejection of federal death penalty appeal
Sister Helen Prejean and others decried the likely execution this summer of four men "using an untested lethal injection protocol during a global pandemic."
Amid pandemic, upheaval, world’s poor seen needing help more than ever
A "perfect storm" of circumstances has posed a challenge to raising awareness and funds to help the poor, said Eustace W. Mita, the Philadelphian and first lay leader of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation.
Racism needs ‘honest discussion,’ not destruction, says archbishop
San Francisco's archbishop said June 20 the defacing of a statue of St. Junipero Serra is the latest example of some people using the current movement against racial injustice as a reason for violence.
Annual audit shows 4,400+ allegations of clergy abuse reported
A new report attributed 37% of the new allegations to lawsuits, victim compensation programs by dioceses, and bankruptcies. An additional 3% of allegations emerged after a review of clergy files.
Place to start for addressing racial injustice is apology, professor says
Referring to the sacrament of reconciliation, an educator believes there must be an apology "for taking so long to empathize ... with the suffering of Black Americans."
Catechesis is about a relationship, not just information, Vatican says
Teaching the faith is a work of evangelization meant to lead people to a deeper relationship with Jesus, said the updated "Directory for Catechesis."