Feb 18 Boy Scouts’ future uncertain after bankruptcy filing By David Crary, Associated Press The bankruptcy petition listed the Boy Scouts' assets as between $1 billion and $10 billion, and its liabilities at $500 million to $1 billion. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: New novel coronavirus infections declining, WHO says In our news wrap Wednesday, the World Health Organization voiced hope that the outbreak of novel coronavirus may be slowing, as Beijing enforces public health measures. Also, Syrian government supporters attacked U.S. troops, who shot and killed one of the… Continue watching
Feb 12 Pope does not approve ordination of married men in the Amazon By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press In an eagerly-awaited document, Francis didn’t even refer to recommendations by Amazonian bishops to consider the ordination of married men and women deacons. Rather, he urged bishops to pray for more priestly vocations and send missionaries to the region. Continue reading
Jan 23 Cleveland bishop Nelson Perez to become first Hispanic archbishop of Philadelphia By Nicole Winfield, Corey Perrine, Associated Press The next Roman Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia says it's “awesome" to be back in the city where his pastoral career began. The Vatican on Thursday announced the appointment of Nelson Perez, currently the bishop of Cleveland. Continue reading
Jan 15 Pope names 1st woman to Vatican’s top management position By Associated Press Pope Francis on Wednesday named Francesca Di Giovanni, a 27-year veteran of the Vatican, as undersecretary for multilateral affairs. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 6:05 Why it’s problematic to have 2 popes weighing in on key issues for Catholic Church Rome is being roiled by a series of unusual developments in which a former pope appeared to be weighing in on a sensitive issue facing his successor, Pope Francis. The debate is over the law of clerical celibacy, which divides… Continue watching
Dec 31 Lawsuit says famous Jesuit abused boy 1,000 times around world By Michael Rezendes, Associated Press A lawsuit filed Monday in state court in San Francisco alleges that a Jesuit priest sexually abused an American boy "more than 1,000 times, in multiple states and countries." In interviews with The Associated Press, Robert Goldberg describes sexual abuse… Continue reading
Dec 30 North Carolina diocese publishes list of credibly accused clergy By Martha Waggoner, Associated Press The Diocese of Charlotte also listed six clergy members who served the area before the diocese was formed in 1972, and 23 clergy members from the diocese who were accused of misconduct while working for the church in other places. Continue reading
Dec 03 Surge of new abuse claims threatens Catholic church like never before By Bernard Condon, Jim Mustian, Associated Press Across the country, attorneys are scrambling to file a new wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy. Continue reading
Nov 25 Priests found guilty of abusing deaf children at Argentine school By Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press A three-judge panel in the city of Mendoza sentenced the Rev. Nicola Corradi to 42 years and the Rev. Horacio Corbacho to 45 years for abusing children at the Antonio Provolo Institute for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children in Lujan… Continue reading