After a month of mounting allegations of sexual abuse against American Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Pope Francis has accepted his resignation from the College of Cardinals.
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Bishops Say Pope’s Move on Cardinal McCarrick Not the End of the Road
Following Pope Francis’s historic decision to accept the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick from the College of Cardinals, both fellow bishops in the United States as well as survivors and advocates say it’s a step forward but there’s still a great distance to be traveled until the pledge of “zero tolerance” is fulfilled.
Cardinal Tobin: African Priests and Religious Are Big Help to US Church
The presence in the United States of about 3,000 priests and religious from countries in Africa is a great contribution to the U.S., said Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., of Newark, N.J.
Bishop-Delegates Approved For Synod on Young People
Pope Francis has ratified the members elected by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to represent the United States at Synod of Bishops Oct. 3-28.
O’Malley Calls for ‘More than Apologies’ In Response to McCarrick Claims
Cardinal Sean O’Malley, who serves as the pope’s point man for sex abuse reform, is calling for decisive action following recent allegations of sexual abuse against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
At Latin American Summit, Migration and Human Rights ‘Front and Center’
In the midst of a deadly government crackdown on its own citizens in Nicaragua, mounting tensions in Venezuela, and a crisis of family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border, several thousand delegates from across the Americas gathered in Bolivia last weekend to discuss how “The Joy of the Gospel” can evangelize a wounded Church.
In Wake of McCarrick Scandal, Is Rescinding Honors Whitewashing History?
Earlier this month, Fordham University announced that its Board of Trustees had voted to rescind an honorary doctorate awarded to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, following revelations that the former Archbishop of Washington had molested an altar boy nearly 50 years ago as a priest at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.
Judge: Catholic Agency Must Consider Same-Sex Foster Couples
A federal judge has swept away claims of religious discrimination by plaintiffs including Catholic Social Services of the Philadelphia Archdiocese and ruled the church agency must provide home assessments for same-sex couples wishing to provide foster care for at-risk children in Philadelphia.
Exorcism at Priest’s Home Follows Child Porn Arrest
An Idaho priest has been evicted from his home while he awaits trial for possession of child pornography – but the Diocese of Boise has wasted no time in having an exorcist, along with a 10-person prayer team, pray over his former house and selling it off.
Victory for Texas Bishops in Religious Liberty Battle Over Fetal Remains
As a case over whether the state of Texas can require fetal remains to be buried is argued in Federal Court this week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops a major victory just hours before opening arguments began, saying they did not have to comply with a third party subpoena that would have required the bishops to release decades of internal correspondence over the issue of abortion.