US Catholic bishops open meeting to criticism, discussion of Reddit
Baltimore, USRNS This week’s meeting of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore was touted as a chance for clerics to beat back the perception that they are out of touch with parishioners who see them as ineffective at dealing with the abuse crisis. That goal seemed a long way off as the conference […]
ESSAY: TAKING STOCK OF THE CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE CRISIS – HOLDING BISHOPS ACCOUNTABLE
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, continues his look at how the Catholic Church should respond to the clergy sexual abuse crisis…
ESSAY: VATICAN MEETING ON ABUSE OPENS WITH INDICTMENT FROM VICTIMS
In an article first published on Religion News Service, US Catholic commentator and Jesuit priest THOMAS REESE reflects on the opening of a four day meeting of Catholic prelates to look at the issue of clergy sex abuse…
ESSAY: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH’S US SEMINARIES NEED REFORM
Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, calls for change in the Catholic Church’s US seminaries…
ESSAY: FIVE REASONS THE POPE’S CLERGY SEX ABUSE MEETING IN ROME WILL FAIL
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, on why next month’s Vatican meeting on the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is set to fail…
Facing scandal and division, US Catholic bishops to hold unprecedented retreat
Vatican CityRNS The Catholic bishops of the US announced Tuesday that at the behest of Pope Francis they will meet for a weeklong retreat in Chicago in January. The unprecedented move reflects the depth of the crisis they are facing with the sexual abuse scandal and the long-standing divisions within their ranks over the broader […]
EASTER: GOOD FRIDAY PEACE WALK REMEMBERS VICTIMS OF CHICAGO VIOLENCE
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports how Christians were among those who joined in a peace march in the violence-wracked US city of Chicago on Good Friday…