A small Mass will be celebrated by Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit. According to the Archdiocese of Paris, the Mass will be held “on a very small scale late Saturday,” in a “side chapel with a restricted number of people.”
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Missouri’s Only Abortion Clinic Will Remain Open for Now
A St. Louis judge issued a preliminary injunction on June 10, allowing Missouri’s last remaining abortion clinic to remain open as the state decides whether to renew the clinic’s license to perform abortions.
Quarter of U.S. Catholics Say They Have Skipped Mass Because of Abuse Crisis
After the survey for this study was conducted, the Vatican issued new guidelines on abuse, which makes it mandatory for all clerics and members of religious orders to report cases of clerical abuse to Church authorities, including when committed by bishops or cardinals.
Bishop Aims to Bring ‘Joy of the Gospel’ to Kentucky Diocese
Bishop John Stowe is calling for a new emphasis on encountering the diverse communities within the diocese of central and eastern Kentucky.
Bishops Urged to Pass ‘Effective’ Policies on Accountability, Transparency
The centerpiece of the bishops’ agenda will be four action items dealing with the investigation of abuse claims against bishops themselves or accusations they have been negligent in handling or covering up cases of wayward priests and other church workers.
USCCB Bishops to Tackle ‘Unfinished Business’ on Sex Abuse at Meeting
When the U.S. Catholic bishops gather in Baltimore next week, the theme of their three-day meeting could largely be summed up as “unfinished business.”
Overflow Crowd Witnesses Enthronement of Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop
If we, as the people of God, “come together and open our hearts to the Holy Spirit, we will see miracles,” Metropolitan-Archbishop Boris Gudziak, the new head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States.
Ex-Seminarian’s Struggle Shows ‘Overlapping Jurisdictions’ Gap in Abuse Crisis
Seventeen years ago, a young foreign-born seminarian was packing his bags for the opportunity of a lifetime. During a chance meeting at a Labor Day BBQ, the highly influential and now disgraced Cardinal Theodore McCarrick encouraged him to transfer to Washington, D.C., where he enrolled in the Theological College, the national seminary located at Catholic University of America.
Texas Couple Doesn’t Back Off Claims Against Cardinal DiNardo
The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston denied an Associated Press story that claims Cardinal Daniel DiNardo mishandled a sexual-abuse case, calling it “unprofessional, biased and one-sided.”
Report Documents Excessive Spending, Sexual Innuendo by Former W. Va. Bishop
In a searing four-page letter to Catholics in the Diocese of Charleston-Wheeling, Archbishop William Lori further detailed the findings of his investigation into its former Bishop Michael Bransfield, raising concerns over both sexual misconduct and financial impropriety.