America This Week Our October 24 guest is Joe Hoover, S.J. We talk to him about his article No, there is not a “civil war” in the Catholic Church. We also discuss these stories: Exclusive: Should U.S. bishops speak out on politics—or stick to religion? What it means to be a Catholic feminist and why […]
Sexual Abuse
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
What’s behind the stalled U.S. bishops’ vote on sex abuse?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we devote the entire show to recent developments in the sexual abuse crisis.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Scicluna to top role in addressing abuse crisis
The pope’s decision gives the Maltese archbishop the lead role in the fight against abuse in the church and in the protection of minors.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Bishop McElroy: ‘Compromised’ bishops contributed to U.S. church’s sex abuse crisis
“This hypothesis—that the reality of personal sexual misconduct by bishops…was a factor which inclined some bishops not to vigorously pursue allegations of abuse among their clergy—I believe that this is a valid hypothesis.”
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Vatican tells U.S. bishops to delay votes on new sex abuse protocols
The Vatican has asked them to delay the vote until after a February meeting in Rome with the heads of bishops conferences from around the world to discuss sexual abuse.
Posted inFaith, News
Jesuits to release names of accused priests in the west
The list will be released on Dec. 7 and the province will conduct an external review of its files to ensure it is complete.
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Philadelphia Archdiocese sets up reparation fund for abuse victims
Acting on his promise to find new ways to support survivors of clerical sexual abuse, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announced Nov. 8 that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is creating a new reparations program open to anyone abused by clergy in the archdiocese.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Book offers perspective on former nuncio’s claims
The book, titled “Il Giorno del Giudizio” (“Judgment Day”), was released Nov. 6 and reconstructs the events leading to Archbishop McCarrick’s rise in the hierarchy while countering claims made by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, former nuncio to the United States.
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National Review Board chairman seeks fix to address charter ‘loophole’
The National Review Board chairman called for changes to the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” to “make it a less ambiguous document” because despite nearly every diocese meeting its
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Nuncio reported McCarrick before he became D.C. archbishop, new book confirms
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we cover new developments in the case of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.