During the last two decades, we have learned more about sexual abuse than we ever expected or wished to know. The suffering that victims and their families endured has been twofold — the abuse itself and the trauma of being silenced or ignored. Much has changed in the church since the adoption of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People (the Dallas Charter) in June 2002, but the pain continues.
Month: November 2019
Journalism Ethics Questioned: Did the AP Do Its Job?
“Sentence first — verdict afterward,” says the Queen in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” That may have been the logic this time. The Associated Press reported on Nov. 12 that attorney Mitchell Garabedian plans to file a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Newark (N.J.) on behalf of a man who is accusing Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and the late Father Albert Mark of abusing him in the 1970s at St. Nicholas Parish in Jersey City, where both of the priests were assigned. Why would the Associated Press report on a lawsuit that is at least a month away from being filed?
I Am Humbled by Your Support
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
Having just returned from the Ad Limina visit of the Bishops of Region II to the Holy See, I wish to report to the people of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Our visit included meetings with the Offices of the Holy See and most importantly, our Holy Father, Pope Francis.
Pope’s Visit to Thailand a ‘Morale Booster’ for Tiny Catholic Flock
Pope Francis arrived in Thailand Wednesday to open a Nov. 20-26 Asia tour that will also take him to Japan. It marks the first time a pope has visited the former kingdom of Siam since St. John Paul II in 1984.
Catholic Charities Makes Thanksgiving Dinner Possible
The turkey giveaway, held every year in one parish in Brooklyn and one in Queens, is sponsored by CCBQ and some local businesses. This year, 700 turkeys, canned goods and Thanksgiving meal fixings were distributed to families in need.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 23
Local high school soccer and volleyball seasons came to an exciting end. Here are the final results for the boys’ and girls’ diocesan leagues.
Black Catholic History Honored At Annual Mass
The Gospel choir-like singing strikes people as out of place in a Catholic church, and liturgical dance is unfamiliar to many. But Wilson said the groups that led the faithful in worship at the Diocese of Brooklyn’s National Black Catholic History Month Mass at St. Therese of Lisieux, Flatbush, on Nov. 17 are indeed Catholic.
Daleiden to Appeal Multimillion Judgment in Planned Parenthood Lawsuit
After a 10-member jury handed down a multimillion-dollar verdict late Nov. 15 in a federal lawsuit against David Daleiden late Nov. 15, a Chicago based pro-life firm said it would appeal the judgment on behalf of Daleiden and his organization, the Center for Medical Progress.
Archbishop Sheen Will Be Beatified Dec. 21 at Peoria’s Cathedral
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified Dec. 21, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced late Nov. 18.
Controversial ‘Pachamama Thief’ Goes on U.S. Tour
One month after famously stealing indigenous statues and throwing them into Rome’s Tiber river, the man who has quickly become one of the global Church’s most polarizing figures is now making his way across the U.S. hosted by traditionalist Catholics.