By: Peter Feuerherd, National Catholic Reporter, May 13, 2019 David Spotanski wrote the kind of candid memo to his boss in February 2002 that some underlings compose, think better of, and then delete. It was no ordinary missive from a chancery bureaucrat. The then-vice chancellor for the... read more

Catholic League president Bill Donohue assesses a report on alleged sexual abusers in the Illinois dioceses that was released on March 20: There are many news stories about the 395 priests in Illinois who have been named in a report on clergy sexual abuse, but most of them are incomplete. For... read more

By Pete Baklinski VATICAN CITY, January 12, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — The Vatican has invited the undisputed father of the modern population control movement to present a paper at an upcoming Vatican-run conference. Dr. Paul Ehrlich, author of the 1968 bestseller The Population Bomb, is... read more

Nearly four dozen priests in Belleville's diocese want Bishop Edward Braxton to step down. A letter signed by 45 priests and sent to Braxton says his resignation would be for the good of Braxton and the diocese. In January, Braxton publicly apologized for spending about $18,000 from restricted... read more

Priests of the Diocese of Belleville are seeking an explanation from their bishop after he reportedly bought liturgical vestments with donations marked for a Vatican world outreach fund, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. An employee at House of Hansen, a tailor of clerical vestments in... read more

Seven priests concerned about Belleville's next bishop represented 75 percent of diocesan clergy when they met recently with Cardinal Francis George. Monsignor James E. Margason, vicar general of the diocese, said "more than 50" of Belleville's active diocesan priests signed a letter that was sent... read more

Pope John Paul the Second has named Lake Charles Bishop Edward Braxton to lead the Belleville Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Braxton will serve as the eighth bishop of the southern Illinois diocese. Braxton previously was an auxiliary bishop in Belleville. Diocesan leaders say his... read more