There has been a huge overall surge in allegations over the past three years as dioceses faced unprecedented pressure to address the decades-old problem of clergy sex abuse.
David Crary - Associated Press
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Black Catholics say words not enough as church decries racism
In 2018, after what it called an accumulation of “episodes of violence and animosity with racial and xenophobic overtones,” the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a pastoral letter condemning racism and vowing to combat it.
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Amid pandemic, scores of U.S. Catholic schools face closure
Most of the closures are occurring at the elementary level, but also on the list are a number of venerable and beloved high schools including some that produced some famous alumni.
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In New York City, more than 100 coronavirus deaths between two Hispanic churches
The death toll has neared 40 among the roughly 400 congregants who join Spanish-language services at Saint Peter’s Church, a Lutheran congregation, in midtown Manhattan.
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More U.S. companies are boosting faith-based support for employees
The top 10 in the rankings featured some of America’s best-known companies – Google’s parent company Alphabet, Intel, Tyson Foods, Target, Facebook, American Airlines, Apple, Dell, American Express and Goldman Sachs.
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Catholic homilies are shorter than most, according to new sermon study
Numerous prominent pastors have pondered the question of a sermon’s length.
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U.S. Catholic priests beset by overwork, isolation and scandals
Burnout has been a perennial problem for clergy of many faiths.
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Catholic charities tested by abuse scandals and the border crisis
For U.S. charities affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, the past year has tested the resilience of their fundraisers and the loyalty of their donors in unprecedented fashion.
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Charitable giving by individual Americans drops in 2018
Charitable giving by individual Americans in 2018 suffered its biggest drop since the Great Recession of 2008-09, in part because of Republican-backed changes in tax policy, according to the latest comprehensive report on Americans’ giving patterns.
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U.S. bishops report big rise in past sex-abuse allegations as N.Y. compensation program implemented
The report attributed much of the increase to a victim compensation program implemented in five dioceses in New York state.