Archbishop William Lori Archives

Laguna people are an example of perseverance in faith, archbishop says

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Oct 22, 2019

The native peoples of the Laguna community in New Mexico are a “living example” of perseverance in faith, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said Oct. 12 during a Mass at a historic 320-year-old mission church that is part of the Laguna Pueblo.

Bridgeport abuse report blasts Egan for ‘clear message of unconcern’

Church in the US
Oct 1, 2019

A new report describes a “tale of two cities” in chronicling the Diocese of Bridgeport’s response to the abuse crisis.

A week that captured the bedeviling complexity of Catholic life

News Analysis
Sep 29, 2019

Catholic life would be easier, of course, without complexity – if we could reach satisfying snap judgments without having to slow down to ponder facts that don’t quite fit, and without having to make a truckload of distinctions before arriving at conclusions.

Notre Dame panel asks about clerical crisis: ‘Where are we now?’

Church in the US
Sep 26, 2019

A panel discussion at Notre Dame sought to reckon with the current status of the clergy abuse crisis.

A can’t-miss moment on the abuse crisis looms under the Golden Dome

News Analysis
Sep 8, 2019

An important Notre Dame series on the clerical abuse scandals kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 25, with a panel titled “The Church Crisis: Where Are We Now?”, to be held on the ND campus and livestreamed on the university web site as well as on Crux.

Report claims church leaders long knew about Bransfield accusations

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jul 12, 2019

A recent newspaper report details claims that senior church leaders in the United States knew as far back as 2012 about complaints against a West Virginia bishop whose spending habits and recent accusations of sexual misconduct have dogged the body of U.S. bishops at a time when they’re seeking a path toward greater accountability for themselves.