top of page


20 years of abuse settlements for US Catholic dioceses exceeds $5 billion total
By Gina Christian (OSV News) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ $880 million abuse claims settlement, announced Oct. 16, brings the total...
Dec 18, 2024


Leave the Synod, Take the Cannoli
Randall Smith I suppose I would have been comforted by Pope Francis’s comment that “the Church is not a democracy” and that the Synod is...
Dec 18, 2024


Ordination of women an 'open' question, says the Catholic Church
The Brussels Times with Belga The Catholic Church announced on Saturday that the issue of ordaining women as deacons remains "open"...
Dec 18, 2024


Synod is lesson in moving at 'pace of the Holy Spirit,' archbishop says-HE Argues for Status Quo claiming mandate from the Holy Spirit
Vatican City — October 24, 2024 Change in the Catholic Church, including a commitment to recognizing women's leadership gifts and being...
Dec 18, 2024


Australian ambassador: Clergy abuse an 'existential threat' for Catholic Church
Christopher White Decades of clergy sex abuse scandals are an "existential threat" to the Catholic Church and can only be remedied...
Dec 3, 2024


On women deacons, the Catholic Church has to remember its own history
Phyllis Zagano Winston Churchill famously said, "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it." If the Catholic Church forgets...
Dec 3, 2024
bottom of page