The archdiocesan statement said Cardinal Gérald Lacroix “categorically denies the allegations against him” and considers them “unfounded.”
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‘Unbrotherly love’: German bishop denounces Polish archbishop’s letter to Pope Francis protesting German reforms
Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, Germany, has written a letter to his Polish counterpart, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki of Poznan, accusing him of “unbrotherly behavior” and of an “enormous overstepping of his authority.”
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Church Militant founder Michael Voris asked to resign for breach of morality clause
In a video message, Michael Voris declined to get into specifics, but said there were “horrible, ugly things” he needed to “go away and address.”
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Leader dedicated to making communities safer to receive award from Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Ivonn Rivera is the winner of the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership 2023 Award for her “leadership in fighting poverty and injustice in the United States through community-based solutions,”
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Pope Francis says his new ecology document is titled ‘Laudate Deum,’ ‘Praise God’
In a self-described follow-up to his encyclical “Laudato Si,” Pope Francis plans to release a new environmental document to assess what has happened since 2015 and what more needs to be done.
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U.S. bishops’ Labor Day message: It is pro-life to support working families
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee said the nation has “urgent work” to do to really show a “radical solidarity with working families.”
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San Francisco Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco announced Aug. 21 the archdiocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to facilitate settlements” with survivors of clergy abuse.
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German cardinal is ‘disappointed’ priests and staff tried to access porn sites using archdiocese computers
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki commented, “To some, the consumption of pornography may seem harmless. But I agree with Pope Francis, who condemns it and warns of its dangers, especially the violation of human dignity.”
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Retired Bishop Hubbard of Albany is hospitalized after suffering major stroke
Retired Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, whose request to be returned to the lay state was rejected by the Vatican, has been hospitalized at Albany Medical Center after suffering a major stroke this week.
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Archbishop Cordileone: Bankruptcy ‘very likely’ as San Francisco settles abuse lawsuits
A Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization could be an inevitability for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, according to a statement released Aug. 4 by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone.