A Nicaraguan court sentenced Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez to more than 26 years in prison on charges of treason, undermining national integrity...
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Catholic Church in California grapples with more than 3,000 lawsuits, alleging child sex abuse
Advocates have been left stunned by the number of cases that surfaced during this revival window.
California Catholic Dioceses Face More Than 3,000 Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Consider Filing for Bankruptcy
Several Roman Catholic dioceses in California have filed for bankruptcy or are considering the option as the churches face over 3,000 lawsuits...
Chance to Radically Reshape U.S. Catholic Hierarchy
Chance to Radically Reshape U.S. Catholic Hierarchy If Pope Francis continues to serve as bishop of Rome for another two years, he may have a...
Neo-Calvinism and Catholic Political Thought
Nicholas Wolterstorff’s Paul Henry Lecture offers a succinct overview of neo-Calvinist political thought. That body of thought is rooted in the work...
Thousands of children sexually abused in Portugal’s Catholic churches since 1950
Priests and others within the Portuguese Catholic Church sexually abused more than 4,000 children over the past 70 years, and more than 100 priests...
Judge Rules Maryland Catholic Hospital Discriminated against Transgender Man by Canceling Hysterectomy Surgery
A Maryland Catholic hospital's cancellation of a transgender man's hysterectomy surgery was deemed "discriminatory" by a federal judge last week.
Pope Francis Is Ruthlessly Purging Roman Cardinals Who Oppose His Pro-LGBTQ+ Mandates As He Continues To Create The Affirming Catholic Church
Pope Francis has kicked conservative US Cardinal Raymond Burke out of his Vatican apartment and stripped him of his salary after he criticized the...
Catholic leaders voice sorrow, dismay after violent outbreak in Holy Land
Pope Francis, calling war 'always a defeat,' made an appeal for peace in Israel and Palestine.