Pope Francis is making headlines again for remarks he made during his press conference on his return flight from Slovakia. Most of the chatter stems from the comments he made when asked whether or not pro-abortion politicians should be denied Communion. In
On Wednesday, the Archdiocese of New York released a statement saying that the Vatican has cleared Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn of two decadesold abuse allegations, saying that they had no “semblance of the truth.” In a new analysis for Our Sunday
Scandals involving two bishops in different parts of the world — one in South America and one in Europe — didn’t make many headlines in the United States, but writer Christopher Altieri notes that doesn’t mean that they should be ignored. The
Writer Christopher Altieri points out that the swift, detailed and transparent investigation into Governor Andrew Cuomo by the New York state attorney general stands in stark contrast to how Church leaders are able to conduct investigations into their brother bishops. Altieri writes:
The news that came yesterday, of Theodore McCarrick’s criminal charges related to his alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy, was consolation to the long-suffering and sorely tried faithful of the United States. And it sent another round of shock waves through
On Tuesday, a criminal trial opened in Vatican City court that sees a once-powerful curial cardinal charged with embezzlement, criminal conspiracy and abuse of office. Joining Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu in the dock are nine other individuals — eight lay persons and
With the news of Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill resigning as secretary general of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, longtime Vatican journalist Christopher Altieri looks at the unusual circumstances surrounding his resignation, starting with the investigation into his private life by the Catholic
Writer Christopher Altieri looks at what led the pope to reverse the laws of his predecessors regarding the celebration of the extraordinary form of the Mass and answers the questions: What has Pope Francis done with his apostolic letter Traditionis Custodes, and
The Diocese of Rome on Sunday announced that all Masses with the faithful are suspended until at least April 3 because of the outbreak of the coronavirus. The Church’s decision was in keeping with a government decree that included a suspension of
Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals met for the thirty-second time in early December to continue drafting the guiding document of the Roman Curia — the apostolic constitution with the working title Praedicate Evangelium. The constitution is expected to place evangelization at the