Recently, an independent commission in France charged with investigating the history of abuse by clergy and Church leaders in the country released a thoroughly detailed report that found more than two hundred thousand cases of abuse at the hands of priests. Included
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:
Russell Shaw looks at a report that says the COVID-19 pandemic has considerably sped up the projected decline in the Mass attendance of American Catholics. He writes: “What’s happening is no mystery. As churches closed and bishops suspended the Sunday Mass obligation
Pope Francis said that unless there is a serious new wave of COVID-19 infections in Iraq, he has every intention of visiting the country in early March.
Even if social distancing requirements mean most Iraqis will see the papal events only on television,
Christmas messages shared by U.S. Catholic leaders stressed the need to keep hope and faith alive this season particularly in the midst of the challenging pandemic year.
"As 2020 comes to an end, we know that sadly the trials and challenges caused by
In an exclusive interview prerecorded and aired at a U.S. conference, Cardinal George Pell reminded his audience how important the church in the U.S. is for world Catholicism and Western civilization.
U.S. Catholicism "is vitally important for us in smaller countries, we rely
Christians could soon be a minority in the United States if present demographic trends continue in the coming decades. According to a recent report by the Pew Research Center, over the last 10 years, the country’s Christian population fell from 77 to
Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that while there has been much talk lately of an impending schism among U.S. Catholics because of strong disagreements with Pope Francis, any kind of formal schism will not happen. From the very beginning
As Catholics in the U.S., it’s impossible to ignore the statistics. For decades, participation in the Church has been shrinking. More U.S. Catholics have fallen away: In a 2018 survey from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University,
As events were just getting underway for World Youth Day in Panama City, two U.S. bishops on Jan. 23 addressed the elephant in the room — the resurgence of the clergy sexual abuse crisis over the last year. According to a report