In the wake of the deaths of Pope Benedict XVI and Australian Cardinal George Pell, media outlets — both Catholic and secular — have featured significant commentary about the political and theological divisions in the Catholic Church. One month ago, those themes
The costs of clerical sexual abuse in the Catholic Church are impossible to quantify. It has been 20 years since that wave of news broke over the Church in the United States. And it has been 20 years since the American bishops
A new study released today by the Catholic Project at the Catholic University of America reveals a deep crisis in priests’ confidence in the leadership of the U.S. bishops. Overall, only 24% of priests across America express confidence in the “leadership and