Culture of Silence, Resistance Has No Place in the Church

March 15, 2017

When a child-protection advocate resigned from a papal advisory board in early March, she did so because of growing frustration with persistent resistance and a “toxic” sense of superiority from some in the Roman Curia.

Chef of the Year: Msgr. Gigantiello

March 15, 2017

Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, diocesan vicar for development, was honored by the Queens Center for Progress as “Chef of the Year” at its annual event.

Despite Deficit, Economic Reforms Are Working on Vatican Budget

March 15, 2017

Although the Holy See reported a deficit of 12.4 million euros ($13.1 million) in 2015, significant progress has been made in the budgeting process and carrying out economic reform, the Vatican said.

Francis’ Mention of ‘Married Priests’ Nothing New

March 15, 2017

While Pope Francis’ recent comments on the subject of married priests made headlines around the world, his response falls clearly in line with the thinking of his predecessors.

US Bishops Put Faces on Immigrants

March 15, 2017

While one Catholic archbishop was urging a fix to the country’s immigration laws before a Catholic crowd, another was pleading with the government not to separate mothers from their children while in immigration detention, and yet another, a cardinal, was accompanying a grandfather to an appointment that could have resulted in his deportation.