Leadership Archives

‘Try anything’ to expand pastoral ministry during crisis, author says

May 6, 2020

In the face of the coronavirus, how many parishes have made sure every parishioner has received a phone call to check in on them? That’s the suggestion of author Chris Lowney, who has been writing about more effective Church leadership for years.

By Charles Collins

Ending pontifical secret a milestone, but there’s accountability beyond law

Dec 18, 2019

For most American Catholics, the unfinished business of the abuse scandals isn’t cooperation with civil authorities, which, for the most part, has been a given for a couple of decades. It’s accountability for the cover-up as well as the crime.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Bishop says recovery from abuse scandals a ‘generational’ task

Mar 25, 2019

Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, emphasized that recovery from the clerical abuse scandals has to involve “spiritual conversion,” focusing on the Christian basics.

By Elise Harris and John L. Allen Jr.

Battle of wills: Tiny order of French nuns takes on Vatican

Dec 8, 2018

The Vatican has an unusual dilemma on its hands after nearly all the nuns in a tiny French religious order threatened to renounce their vows rather than accept the Holy See’s decision to remove their superior.

By Associated Press

The Lord says to leadership, ‘Be opened!’

Sep 9, 2018

The Gospel of Mark’s urgency is fit for the times in which we live.

By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Sex scandals fester at unhealthy organizations, experts say

Aug 19, 2018

Of all the horrific details contained in the Pennsylvania grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, one sentence stands out: “The main thing was not to help children, but to avoid ‘scandal.'”

By Tamara Lush