“It brought a lot back from my own abuse, because some of the things I read were similar to what my rapist would say — sort of combining abuse with things of a spiritual nature,” clerical abuse survivor Faith Hakesley said in an interview.
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Cardinal McElroy and Archbishop Wester call for ‘immediate and total’ ceasefire in Gaza Strip
In a joint statement, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego and Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico called for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestine and the release of Israeli hostages.
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Vatican asks US bishops to hold new rounds of Synod on Synodality listening sessions
Vatican’s Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops has provided two guiding questions regarding the “successes and distresses” and “structures and organization“ of the church to discuss ahead of the second session of the synod.
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‘Padre Pio’ actor Shia LaBeouf confirmed by Bishop Barron on New Year’s Eve
Actor Shia LaBeouf, who portrayed the titular character of Abel Ferrara’s “Padre Pio,” received the sacrament of confirmation over New Year’s weekend, overseen by the Capuchin Franciscan Friars.
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Religious order co-founded by Father Rupnik closed by Vatican
The Slovenian Archdiocese of Ljubljana announced that the Vatican had ordered the Sisters of the Community of Loyola to be dissolved within one year.
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Analysis: Bishop Strickland’s removal is ‘administrative’—not a punishment
Father John Beal, professor of canon law at The Catholic University of America, said that “the removal does not, of itself, entail any wrongdoing.”
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Disgraced Alabama priest who fled to Italy with 18-year-old returns to the U.S.; no charges filed, says DA
The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office announced its investigation into the priest has been closed with no charges filed.
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Man who killed 6-year-old Palestinian boy in Illinois is a Catholic parishioner
Joseph Czuba of Plainfield, Illinois, and his wife are members of St. Mary Immaculate Parish.
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Archdiocese of Mobile launches new investigation into priest who fled to Italy with 18-year-old woman
The Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, has launched its own investigation regarding disgraced priest Father Alex Crow, who fled to Italy with a recent female graduate of an archdiocesan high school.
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Priest who fled to Italy with recent high school graduate to be laicized, says archbishop
The 30-year-old priest flew to Italy with an unnamed 18-year-old woman who is a recent graduate of McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in Mobile, which Father Crow also attended.