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 […]
CATHOLIC CHURCH: IN SHOW OF CONTRITION, US DIOCESES BEGIN A LONG ROAD OF HEALING
YONAT SHIMRON and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report…
ESSAY: FOUR THINGS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH MUST DO TO RESPOND TO SEX ABUSE
US Catholic Church commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at how the Catholic Church in the US should respond to the sex abuse crisis it’s facing…