A listener writes: I officially entered the Catholic Church shortly after the 2002 scandal. I have had some wobbles in my faith but, in the words of St Peter, “Where should I go?”. HOWEVER I have this sense that we are ALL guilty. Frankly I
Washington D.C., Sep 9, 2018 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- When speaking to their children about sexual abuse scandals in the Church, parents should listen to their children’s concerns and be careful to not to make assumptions, experts told CNA. When discussing the issue of abuse,
Three bishops — one in England and two in the United States — are calling for Pope Francis to convene an extraordinary synod of bishops on the life and ministry of clergy to deal with the sex abuse crisis. The idea has drawn support from
Recent weeks have been painful for all who love the church and our Catholic faith. Catholics in the United States were rocked by the Aug. 14 Pennsylvania grand jury report revealing over a 70-year period that 300 priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses had been accused
DENVER — On its face, the arc of Archbishop Carlo Viganò’s story is straightforward. In a testimony released Aug. 25, Archbishop Viganò wrote that in 2006, he sent a memo to his Vatican superiors, which said that Cardinal Theodore McCarrick had a history of sexual
Vatican City, Aug 30, 2018 / 01:21 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A group of lay Catholic women have written an open letter to Pope Francis, demanding that he answer the questions raised by the recent allegations in the letter from former U.S. nuncio Archbishop Carlo Maria
WASHINGTON — On Aug. 25, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò released an 11-page “testimony” that made specific allegations against a number of high-ranking Church authorities — including Pope Francis — who, he said, had been aware of accusations of misconduct against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick for many
Washington D.C., Aug 30, 2018 / 10:49 am (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Washington has confirmed that seminarians were permitted to serve as assistants to Archbishop Theodore McCarrick while the archbishop was being investigated for the alleged sexual abuse of a teenager. In 2011, McCarrick moved
The crux of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s indictment of Pope Francis comes toward the end of his Memorandum: “Francis is abdicating the mandate which Christ gave to Peter to confirm the brethren. Indeed, by his action he has divided them, led them into error, and encouraged
It will not survive; it will die. Today, looking at the debris of the Church’s reputation all around, I can only but agree: The Church will not survive; it will “die” — and the sooner the better. For now is an apt time to revisit the
Praying the Rosary
Familiarize yourself with the prayers of the rosary.
