Progressive Bishop Georg Bätzing Title: New leader of German bishops signals no retreat from progressive line Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 16JUN2020 ROME – In a recent interview, Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, the new president of the German bishops’ conference, signaled openness to both married priests and women’s ordination and appeared to
Nuns Fight Clergy Abuse Title: Nuns kick off new webinar series on fighting sex abuse Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Now Date: 09JUN2020 ROME – Members of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) Monday were the protagonists of the first of a series of webinar sessions focusing on child protection and how safeguarding
Bishops Church Governance Australia Title: Australia’s bishops, religious consider proposals for change in governance Author: Michael Sainsbury – CNS Publisher: Crux Date: 05JUN2020 MUDGEE, Australia — Australia’s bishops and religious are considering the recommendations for change in a 208-page review into the governance of the church. If implemented, they would see administrative and financial control
Vatican Zero Tolerance Ambivalence Title: Explaining the Vatican’s lingering ambivalence on “zero tolerance” Author: John L Allen Jr. Publisher: Crux Date: 31MAY2020 Anne Barrett Doyle, co-founder of the online research database BishopAccountability.org, holds a picture of Buenos Aires Archbishop Mario Poli, right, next to Peter Isely, member of the organization called Ending Clergy Abuse, holding a
Archbishop Mark Child Protection Title: Australia’s bishops seeking ‘whole-of-Church’ approach for child protection Author: Christopher White Publisher: Crux Date: 28MAY2020 Plans are moving forward for the establishment of a national system for child protection within the Australian Catholic Church, according to a report following the meeting of the country’s Catholic bishops earlier this month. The
Saints NFL Catholic CoverUps Title: NFL team’s deep Catholic ties behind role in abuse crisis Author: Jim Mustian, Reese Dunkin, Brett Martel (Associated Press). Publisher: Crux Date: 12FEB2020 NEW ORLEANS – Why would an NFL team, even one called the Saints, strike a behind-the-scenes alliance with the Catholic Church on an issue as emotionally fraught
Orlandi Vatican Trust Deficit Title: Italy’s most notorious unsolved mystery illustrates Vatican’s trust deficit Author: John L. Allen Jr. Publisher: Crux Date: 27MAY2020 ROME – Pietro Orlandi, the older brother of Emanuela Orlandi, whose still-unexplained disappearance at the age of 15 in 1983 has become the country’s most infamous unsolved mystery, is a bit like
Pope John Paul II Title: Official in John Paul II’s sainthood cause says no cover-up on sex abuse Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 16MAY2020 ROME – Facing suggestions that Saint John Paul II’s reputation has been stained by the Church’s child sexual abuse scandals, including perceptions that John Paul turned a blind eye to
Pontifical Secret Transparency Scicluna Title: No secret that ‘pontifical secrecy’ is taking a beating at pope’s summit Author: John L. Allen Jr. Publisher: Crux Date: 23Feb2019 ROME – One hallmark of Pope Francis’s style is that during big moments, he prefers to have his friends and allies in the spotlight. That’s certainly the case during