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.”
National News
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.
An Emotional Pro-Life Rally in Albany Rebukes State’s New Abortion Law
Pro-life activists descended on Albany on June 3 for the fourth annual March for Life New York.
Syracuse Bishop Retires; Priest of Ogdensburg Diocese Named Successor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert J. Cunningham of Syracuse, New York, and has named as his successor Father Douglas J. Lucia, a priest of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, New York.
After Virginia Beach Tragedy, Bishops Call for Curbs on Gun Violence
Following another deadly shooting which killed 12 individuals in Virginia Beach on Friday, the U.S. Catholic Bishops are calling for legislation to curtail gun violence.
Florida Diocese Seeks to Help Ex-Offenders by Showing ‘They are Still Loved’
Florida’s panhandle may be renowned throughout the country for its popular beaches, yet less commonly known is that it’s also home to the majority of the state’s massive prison population – one whose incarceration rate exceeds every country in the world.
Vatican Clarifies Pope Francis’ Comments on McCarrick
The Vatican’s communications office has released a full transcript of Pope Francis’ interview with Televisa Mexican journalist Valentina Alazraki that revealed the pope’s more complete comments about what he knew about Theodore McCarrick, the former cardinal and archbishop of Washington, D.C., who is the highest-ranking Church clergy member in modern times to be defrocked.