Nation Feb 19 Funeral for transgender activist at St. Patrick’s Cathedral drew over 1,000 mourners — and church leaders’ scorn By Brian P. D. Hannon, Associated Press
Nation Dec 16 Watch 7:30 What’s behind a growing rift between conservative U.S. Catholics and the Vatican Efforts by Pope Francis to make the Catholic Church more inclusive for LGBTQ+ people and women, alongside urging vaccination against COVID, have been creating a growing chasm between the Vatican and traditionalist American Catholics. David Gibson, director of the Center… By Ali Rogin, Simon Epstein, Andrew Chambers
Nation Nov 28 Phil Saviano, key clergy sex abuse whistleblower, dies at 69 Phil Saviano, a clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests in the United States, has died. He was 69. By William J. Kole, Associated Press
Nation Mar 15 Chicago parish fiercely backs priest after sex abuse claims Michael Pfleger's initial accusers were two brothers in their 60s who haven't publicly identified themselves. They allege that Pfleger groomed them as children and abused them at Chicago-area rectories. By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
Nation Jul 10 After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4 billion in coronavirus aid Houses of worship and faith-based organizations that promote religious beliefs aren’t usually eligible for money from the U.S. Small Business Administration. By Reese Dunklin, Michael Rezendes, Associated Press
May 05 Saints emails, lawsuits could be buried in church bankruptcy By Jim Mustian, Michael Rezendes, Associated Press A bankruptcy filing by New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese freezes sexual abuse lawsuits and could help bury the details of alleged cover-ups of predator priests and thousands of internal emails. Continue reading
Nov 15 Texas archdiocese challenges LGBT anti-discrimination rights By Associated Press A Texas archdiocese wants to become a foster care provider, but only if it can be excused from federal rules protecting against anti-LGBT discrimination. Continue reading
Jun 09 Sex abuse at focus ahead of U.S. Catholic bishops convention in Baltimore By David Crary, Associated Press Roman Catholic bishops convene for a national meeting in Baltimore on Tuesday under heavy pressure to acknowledge their oversight failures and give a larger role to lay Catholics and secular authorities in confronting the church's sex abuse crisis. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch New Polls Reflect Challenges for Vatican on Connecting With U.S. Catholics New Polls Reflect Challenges for Vatican on Connecting With U.S. Catholics… Continue watching