Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila Archives

Colorado initiative to end late-term abortion close to goal for signatures

May 24, 2020

Organizers of a ballot initiative to prohibit abortion in Colorado after 22 weeks, with an exception to save the life of the mother, said because support has been building in recent weeks they expected to get the 20,000 signatures needed by May 29 to get the measure on the November ballot.

By Catholic News Service

Author hopes readers will reconnect to ‘beauty, power’ of the sacraments

Jan 19, 2020

Rose Rea’s name may be on the cover of the book, but she downplays her role in the creation of “Spirit and Life: The Holy Sacraments of the Catholic Church”, published by Sophia Institute Press.

By Denis Grasska

Review on abuse looks at 70 years’ worth of Colorado dioceses’ files

Oct 26, 2019

A final report on the findings of an independent review of clergy abuse cases in Colorado’s three Catholic dioceses from 1950 to 2019 shows that 166 children were abused by 43 priests statewide.

By Julie Asher

Report details 70 years of sexual abuse by Colorado clergy

Oct 24, 2019

More than 160 children in Colorado were sexually abused by 43 Roman Catholic priests over 70 years, with most victims abused in the 1960s and 1970s, according to a report released Wednesday by Colorado’s attorney general.

By Associated Press

Colorado dioceses, attorney general launch initiatives to address abuse

Feb 21, 2019

Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, on behalf of the bishops of Colorado’s three Catholic dioceses, joined Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser at a news conference Feb. 19 to announce several measures to address child sex abuse, including an independent review of records on abuse claims from the three dioceses.

By Catholic News Service

Denver archbishop urges Colorado Catholics to fight passage of sex-ed bill

Jan 31, 2019

Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill to require all public schools and charter schools “to either use a comprehensive sex-ed curriculum that contradicts human nature and is inconsistent with Christian values, or to provide no instruction on sexuality at all,” Denver’s archbishop said in a letter read at all Masses Jan. 27.

By Catholic News Service