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Charleston bishop stepping back to fight accusation
August 21, 2019
The bishop of Charleston, South Carolina announced he will reduce his public appearances after being named in a lawsuit filed in New York. Bishop Robert Guglielmone announced that he is stepping back from visible leadership of the diocese as he defends himself against an accusation of sexual abuse. In a letter to the faithful of
Four more abuse allegations against former Cheyenne bishop
August 21, 2019
Four new sex abuse allegations have been raised against Emeritus Bishop Joseph Hart, spanning his time both as a priest in Missouri and a bishop in Wyoming. Jack Smith, a spokesman for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, said the allegations were brought forward by either the alleged victims or their family members, the Casper
Bishop defends priest with racist dog
August 20, 2019
The Diocese of Memphis is supporting a pastor whose staff denied a job to a black housekeeper on the grounds that his dog was racist. The diocese says the dog had a history of aggression and tended to become agitated around strangers with dark skin. “Although the parish staff member’s choice of words was highly
International scholars express concerns about John Paul II Institute
August 16, 2019
A group of 49 academics from universities around the world has asked the administrators of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome to reinstate several faculty members recently dismissed from the institute. Contributors to the recently completed Dizionario su Sesso, Amore e Fecondità, an interdisciplinary academic tome on sex, love, and fertility, expressed their
‘Progressive’ parishioners interrupt Mass to protest priest
August 15, 2019
Parishioners of St Francis of Assisi Parish in the Archdiocese of Portland staged a protest against their pastor during a June 30 Mass. The Oregonian uploaded a video of the protests showing elderly parishioners dressed in white, carrying signs into the church during the Consecration, and attempting to shout down the pastor, Fr George Kuforiji.
Tennessee legislators discuss abortion bill in hopes of overturning Roe v Wade
August 14, 2019
The Tennessee Senate judiciary committee held a second day of hearings Tuesday in a ‘summer study’ session of a bill regulating abortion. In its current form, the bill would define an unborn child’s viability as starting from conception. Legislators who support the proposal hope it would find sympathetic ears at the US Supreme Court. House
Gomez: ‘White America’ is a myth
August 14, 2019
The Archbishop of Los Angeles wrote this week that the white nationalism that motivated a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas is a sign that the U.S. has lost touch with the Christian ideals of the nation’s founding. He called Christians to give witness to the common humanity of all people. “In the 22 dead
These are the six US states with one remaining abortion clinic
August 14, 2019
Amid efforts in many states to pass pro-life legislation and challenge the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, six states— Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia— have reached the point of having just one abortion clinic remaining active. Despite this, federal judges have blocked several states’ most recent efforts to restrict
Archbishop Fisher ‘deeply saddened’ by advancement of NSW abortion bill
August 12, 2019
The Archbishop of Sydney has expressed his disappointment at the passage by the lower house of the New South Welsh parliament of a bill to decriminalize abortion, and the failure to pass limiting amendments. The Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 passed the Legislative Assembly on August 8 by a vote of 59 to 31.
In Argentina, Catholic priests face trial for deaf children’s sexual abuse
August 09, 2019
The trial has begun for two Catholic priests and a former employee allegedly involved in sexual abuse of 10 students at an institute that cared for deaf children. Their alleged victims say one abuser should have been exposed seven years before his arrest. Father Nicola Corradi, an 83-year-old Italian, sat in a wheelchair as his
Guam archdiocese faces more than 200 lawsuits amid bankruptcy
August 09, 2019
The Archdiocese of Agaña is facing dozens of lawsuits related to clerical sexual abuse, and is encouraging any other alleged victims to contact the archdiocese before the deadline to file lawsuits expires this month. More than 220 former altar boys, students, and Boy Scouts are suing the archdiocese over sexual assaults by 35 clergy, teachers
Indian order dismisses nun from religious life for disobedience
August 08, 2019
The superior general of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation has dismissed from religious life Sister Lucy Kalapura, who has been accused of several acts of disobedience, including a protest of the handling of another nun’s accusation that a bishop serially raped her. Sr. Ann Joseph, superior general of the community, sent a letter to Sr. Lucy
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