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New Orleans archdiocese seeks laicization for all clergy credibly accused of sex abuse
While allegations against two New Orleans-area priests have again raised questions about the Church’s response to clergy misconduct, the Archdiocese of New Orleans has confirmed that for the past two years it has been seeking to laicize clergy who have been removed from ministry for credible... Read more -
5 Ways of Dealing With Anti-Catholic Bigotry, According to Al Smith
It’s usually offered in indirect but aggressive ways. Behind a lot of American political arguments is the belief that Catholics don’t belong in the political world — unless we’re willing to set our faith aside. It comes out in claims like calling the commitment to the unborn... Read more -
China’s Catholic Leviathan: Jesuits and the Sino-Vatican Agreement
On October 22nd, the Holy See Press Office announced that the Vatican has renewed its agreement with China’s state officials – the new expiration date of the agreement is October 22, 2022. The Vatican states: The primary objective of the Provisional Agreement regarding the appointment of... Read more -
Attachment and Eternity: The Liturgy of Domestic Church Life and our Heavenly Destiny
The following article is part of the Popcaks' ongoing series on the Liturgy of Domestic Church Life. To learn more, join their Facebook discussion group: CatholicHŌM (Households on Mission)–Family Discipleship In the Liturgy of Domestic Church Life, the practices associated with... Read more -
Senate votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
The Senate on Monday voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Barrett is expected to take the oaths of office administered to every incoming Supreme Court Justice in a White House ceremony Monday evening. The 52-48 vote, which fell largely along party lines, came... Read more -
Indian Jesuit remains in jail, despite call for release from Asian bishops and international groups
A Jesuit priest arrested in India on charges of sedition will remain in jail for at least another two weeks, after the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences has called for his release, along with other international organizations. Fr. Stan Swamy, S.J., was arrested Oct. 8... Read more -
New York Post Editor Sohrab Ahmari: Big Tech Censorship Should Concern Catholics
The New York Post published an explosive story last week reporting that, on the basis of files recovered from a laptop allegedly belonging to Joe Biden’s son Hunter, then-Vice President Biden met with executives from Burisma, a Ukrainian energy firm for whom his son worked... Read more -
The Heroically Ordinary Life of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
By nature of our vocations, Christ calls us fathers and husbands to die, to a martyrdom of self. He calls us to lay down our lives for our brides and our families, dying to our selfish desires. St. Paul could not be clearer on this point (see Ephesians 5:25-27). It is a metaphorical death, to... Read more -
Pope to Create 13 New Cardinals, Including Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C.
Pope Francis has announced that Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C. will be among 13 new churchmen to be elevated to the College of Cardinals at a cardinal-making consistory on Nov. 28 — the seventh of Francis’ pontificate. Nine of the new cardinal-designates are under 80... Read more -
Patients denied clergy visits because of COVID can now have them, according to HHS
In July, a woman went to MedStar’s Southern Maryland Hospital Center (MSMHC), part of the MedStar Health System, to give birth. Because of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, she had to give birth without any family members present. Soon after, her baby was taken to another room... Read more