church scandal

BY LISA MLADINICH Recalling his parents’ divorce, which occurred when he was 9 years old, Deacon Matthew Halbach of the Diocese of Des Moines reflected on the radical mercy of God. He recalled how the divorce devastated his family, and how…

by Fr. Hugh Vincent Dyer, OP Q Dear Father: In the wake of the recent scandals in the Church, I’m wondering about sacraments that accused clergy administered before the Church removed them from active ministry or laicized them. Are all of…

By now we know that the abuse of children and vulnerable adults crosses many boundaries. Not only has the phenomenon reared its ugly head in various Catholic dioceses around the world, it is definitely not limited to the confines of the…

Days after a committee of United States bishops met with Pope Francis to discuss the clerical sex abuse crisis unfolding in the U.S., the Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Sept. 19, released…