Africans warn numerical growth has to be matched by 'tools of liberation'
- Dec 9, 2019
As the U.S. Catholic bishops met in Baltimore to discuss new mechanisms to hold themselves accountable on sex abuse, the Southern Baptist Convention was wrestling with the same vexing issue at its annual meeting June 11-12 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Archbishop William Lori detailed the findings of his investigation into Bishop Michael Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston.
A judge on Monday announced the trial dates for the head of a lay Catholic association in southern Italy who is charged with sexually abusing 10 underage girls, and for his alleged accomplices, including a priest accused of breaking the seal of confession.
Bishop David Talley of Memphis says his first weeks on the job have been marked by joy.
Archbishop Jose Gomez will travel to Rome to discuss new proposals for bishop accountability.
Pope Francis has tapped Archbishop Wilton Gregory to lead the nation’s capital, replacing Cardinal Donald Wuerl.