Cardinal Sean O'Malley Archives

Meeting of Church heavy-hitters calls for ‘adjustments’ to priestly formation

Jan 7, 2020

A Boston College conference called for greater involvement of women and laity in seminary formation.

Hundreds of accused clergy left off Church’s sex abuse lists

Dec 28, 2019

Victims’ advocates had long criticized the Roman Catholic Church for not making public the names of credibly accused priests. Now, despite the dioceses’ release of nearly 5,300 names, most in the last two years, critics say the lists are far from complete.

By Associated Press

Bishops take new actions to hold themselves accountable for abuse in 2019

Dec 6, 2019

The clergy sexual abuse crisis continued to command a large amount of attention and action from the U.S. bishops throughout 2019.

By Catholic News Service

Seminary probe finds inappropriate conduct, no criminality

Nov 22, 2019

An investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse at a seminary run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston did find some “inappropriate” sexual conduct but no evidence of criminal behavior or sexual activity between seminarians and faculty members.

By Associated Press

Bishops hear follow-up Encuentro report, OK writing new pastoral plan

Nov 17, 2019

The U.S. bishops, aware of the growing numbers of Catholics in the country who are of Hispanic origin, voted to write a new pastoral plan for Latino Catholics that would be produced sometime between 2021 and 2024.

By Mark Pattison

O’Malley: Vatican may ‘soon’ release details of McCarrick investigation

Nov 12, 2019

In a brief presentation Nov. 11 to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Boston’s Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley told the bishops gathered in Baltimore the Vatican may publish what it knows about the ascent to power of now-disgraced former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick by Christmas, or perhaps the New Year.

By Rhina Guidos