Bishop Conley announces medical leave of absence from Lincoln diocese
‘I hope, in some small way, to help lift the stigma of mental health issues,’ says bishop
‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF official says
A senior official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has defended clerical celibacy in the wake of the abuse crisis
Peoria bishop announces novena for Venerable Sheen’s sainthood cause
The Bishop of Peoria is inviting Catholics to pray a novena to ‘petition God unceasingly’ that Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s sainthood cause may move forward
Pope Francis blesses 100 nativity scenes
Pope Francis visited the ‘100 Nativities in the Vatican’ display to bless Christmas scenes from all over the world
Sheen beatification delay an act of ‘sabotage,’ Peoria official writes
A longtime Peoria diocese official is accusing the Rochester diocese of repeatedly “sabotaging” Sheen’s sainthood cause
Jesuit superior general: Satan is real, and wants us to reject God
The superior general of the Jesuits told reporters this week that the devil is real, after making headlines in August by stating that Satan is a symbol, not a person
New Buffalo apostolic administrator pledges ‘openness’ with victims
‘I’m not here as a knight in shining armor,’ the bishop said
Cardinal Zen: ‘Parolin is manipulating the Holy Father’ on China deal
Zen said Parolin’s motives are unclear, but suggested that he may be acting out of ‘vainglory’
Buffalo’s Bishop Richard Malone resigns after year of scandal
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Buffalo’s embattled Bishop Richard Malone.
Fulton Sheen beatification postponed
Several U.S. bishops have asked that the cause be given more time for examination
