Wisconsin sexual abuse case against defrocked Cardinal McCarrick suspended
Madison, Wisconsin, US AP A Wisconsin judge suspended charges against defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s, ruling last week that the former cleric is incompetent for trial because of dementia. The decision will be reviewed at the end of the year, according to court records. Former Washington Archbishop […]
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged in Wisconsin with sex abuse
Madison, Wisconsin, US AP/Report for America The defrocked Roman Catholic cardinal who became the face of the church’s clergy sex abuse crisis has been charged in Wisconsin with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man more than 45 years ago, court records show. A criminal complaint filed on Friday alleges that Theodore McCarrick, who was removed from […]
In the US, Wisconsin megachurch pastor Stuart Briscoe, lifelong broadcast evangelist, dies at 91
RNS Prominent Wisconsin pastor Stuart Briscoe, recognised for founding the broadcast ministry series Telling the Truth and authoring over 40 books, died on 3rd August. Briscoe died of “natural causes unexpectedly”, according to a Twitter post from his son, Peter “Pete” Briscoe. He was 91. Stuart Briscoe in 2018. PICTURE: © James G Howes, 2018. The British-born Briscoe […]
Abortion laws in the US: Conflict won’t abate if Roe v Wade falls
As the US Supreme Court considers challenges to the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling, DAVID CRARY, of the Associated Press, looks at how the fight is set to continue on a state-by-state basis…
Updated: At least five killed after car drives through Christmas parade in US state of Wisconsin
Updated: 5.30pm (AEDT) At least five people have been killed and more than 40 wounded after a car drove through a Christmas parade in the US state of Wisconsin. Video footage of the incident in Waukesha, west of Milwaukee, shows a red sports utility driving through the parade at about 4.40pm Sunday. The City of […]
Afghan women launch school for refugees on US army base
Thomson Reuters Foundation On an army base in the US Midwest, dozens of Afghan refugee children sit with colouring books and pencils spread across their desks – listening intently as they are taught maths, English and how to prepare for life in the United States. The hundreds of children living temporarily at the Fort McCoy […]
In the US, Wisconsin Catholic bishop takes rare step of removing defiant priest
Madison, Wisconsin, USAP A Wisconsin Catholic bishop has taken the unusual step of removing a priest from the ministry after he made a series of divisive remarks about politics and the pandemic. The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse said in a statement Friday that Bishop William Patrick Callahan has issued a decree immediately removing […]
Catholic archdiocese sues US state of Wisconsin over prisoner visit restrictions
Madison, Wisconsin, USAP The Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed a lawsuit Friday demanding state corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit inmates. The archdiocese alleges in the filing that the Department of Corrections adopted a policy in March, 2020, banning volunteer visits. The policy has prevented clergy from the archdiocese from meeting […]
Expanding horizons: In a rare move, Catholic nuns set out to build a new monastery
KATELYN FERRAL, writing for Religion News Service, reports on how, amid declines in people attending church, one small community of religious sisters is growing so much they are fundraising to build a bigger home…
Anti-racism protesters rally in Kenosha, watched by National Guard reinforcements
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USReuters About 1,000 people joined a mile-long march in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace” as National Guard units stood by to prevent a resurgence of violence that rocked the lakeside city earlier in the week. Jacob Blake, Sr, the father of the 29-year-old Black […]