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Kentucky bishop suspends priests devoted to Traditional Latin Mass
January 26, 2024
NEW YORK – A small religious community dedicated to the Traditional Latin Mass in the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, that once had aspirations of becoming a religious institute, now finds itself in limbo after its two priests were barred from public ministry. Bishop John Iffert of Covington has requested the resignation of Fr Shannon Collins,
US priesthood riven by ‘generational mistrust’ as conservative shift leaves younger priests ‘suspicious’ of Church hierarchy
December 23, 2023
NEW YORK, Crux – When asked to sum up the state of the American priesthood, Catholic University of America sociologist Brandon Vaidyanathan describes it as “fractured,” in that individually priests are doing well, but their assessment of the institutional Church “is not very good”. What’s more, research conducted by Vaidyanathan and others has found that
Kansas bishop’s Eucharistic pilgrimage inspired by first US National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years
December 21, 2023
NEW YORK, Crux – On the first Saturday of the New Year the bishop of a small Kansas diocese will embark on a 20-mile Eucharistic procession and pilgrimage for peace, where he will pray for “peace in our world, our country, our communities, families and hearts”. Bishop Gerald Vincke of Salina will begin the 6
Holy Cross priest and Africa expert appointed next president of Notre Dame university
December 05, 2023
NEW YORK – In an era where more and more Catholic universities are turning to lay leadership, the University of Notre Dame will stick with its tradition of appointing a priest-president from the Congregation of the Holy Cross, the religious order to which the university’s founder belonged. Notre Dame graduate and longtime faculty member Father
Laicised priest files FOIA request on FBI targeting of traditionalist Catholics
November 29, 2023
NEW YORK – Almost a year after the FBI’s supposed targeting of traditional Catholics came to light, a conservative Catholic organisation, led by a laicised priest, has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to find out just how far the FBI’s investigation went. Priests for Life announced that it had filed the FOIA request
Abortion named top concern by US bishops’ conference
November 16, 2023
NEW YORK – When it came time for a much-anticipated debate among the American bishops over a voting guide ahead of the 2024 election, the surprise may be that there wasn’t actually any contention. They simply voted to approve the agreed-upon materials in a 225 to 11 vote, with seven abstentions. Forming Consciences for Faithful
Alabama priest who fled country with teen won’t be prosecuted, says local district attorney
November 08, 2023
NEW YORK – A priest of Mobile, Alabama, who left the United States with a teenage woman over the summer under murky circumstances, reportedly has returned to the country, with the local district attorney saying he won’t face abuse or misconduct charges due to insufficient evidence. Meanwhile, according to the Archdiocese of Mobile, Archbishop Thomas
New York Cardinal: Outpouring of hatred after Hamas attack ‘shocks the conscience’
November 02, 2023
NEW YORK – With acts of religious hatred on the rise in the United States since the Hamas attacks on Israel in early October, New York’s cardinal, who also leads a bishops’ panel on religious liberty, has said that such instances “shock the conscience.” “In recent days here in America, where for hundreds of years
Ahead of key abortion vote, Ohio archdiocese reports growing vandalism
November 01, 2023
NEW YORK – Ahead of a important abortion vote in Ohio, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati says there have been multiple incidents of vandalism, including thefts of yard signs opposing the pro-abortion measure, at archdiocesan schools, churches and cemeteries. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and other Ohio Catholic dioceses, have consistently opposed “Issue 1,” which is on
Court sides with Catholic clinic, overturns law banning abortion reversal hormone
October 23, 2023
NEW YORK – A federal court in Colorado has sided with a Catholic healthcare clinic in its challenge to a recent state law that forbids doctors and nurses from administering a natural hormone to reverse the effects of the first step of a medically induced abortion, which the state had implemented in part because of
CRS warns of ‘unprecedented suffering’ in Gaza if aid isn’t allowed in immediately
October 19, 2023
NEW YORK – Following an Oct. 18 announcement from Israel and President Joe Biden that humanitarian aid will be allowed into Gaza from Egypt, the president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services is calling for the implementation of a plan to do so immediately. The call comes as more than a million people remain trapped
US bishops call all parties to ‘cessation of violence’ as Biden backs Israel
October 10, 2023
NEW YORK – After an attack on Israel by Hamas and subsequent retaliation by Israel has left more than more than 1,300 people dead and thousands more injured, the U.S. bishops’ conference has called for a cessation of violence from all sides, and for Catholics in the U.S. to pray for peace. “May all who
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