By J.D. Flynn/CNA |
PITTSBURGH — The Diocese of Pittsburgh has received about 50 new allegations of abuse, and a state abuse hotline has received more than 500 calls, after the Aug. 14 release of a…
By Hannah Brockhaus/CNA/EWTN News | DUBLIN — God’s plan for the family may sometimes feel countercultural, but it is nevertheless part of the Church’s “good news” for society and for the…
By Hannah Brockhaus/CNA/EWTN News | VATICAN CITY — A member of Pope Francis’ Commission for the Protection of Minors said Tuesday that the role bishops and superiors have played in the…
By Fr. Dwight Longenecker | Some time ago I was speaking at a large Catholic conference and the organizers had put some time for confession into the program, so I joined with the other priests and spent a couple of hours hearing…
By John Clark | With the current deluge of sexual allegations against high-ranking prelates, the faith of many Catholics has been terribly shaken. Ralph Martin recently commented that he had “never seen so many” Catholics “as…
By John Clark | In response to revelations of sexual crimes by members of the clergy, Pope Francis has just issued a Letter to the People of God, in which he makes a request for universal prayer and fasting.
His letter begins…
By Susanna Spencer | Sorrow, outrage, shock are just a few of the emotions I have seen expressed across my social media pages these last few weeks. I have seen calls to the hierarchy to do something, to fix the problems that…
By Theresa Doyle-Nelson | When Samuel went to sleep in his place, the LORD came and stood there, calling out as before: Samuel, Samuel! Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” ―1 Samuel 3:9b–10
Samuel was a…
By Register Staff | Several U.S. bishops have issued statements in reaction to the scandal surrounding Archbishop (formerly Cardinal) Theodore McCarrick and the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report. This…
By Patti Armstrong | The loyalties of those who have relentlessly defended the Church have been wearied. While we were defending and praying for the Church to rise above old sex scandals, it seems that leaders within the Church…