Priests, faithful

U.S. Catholic Priests Are Increasingly Conservative as Faithful Grow More Liberal

12/19/2022 at 5:52 PM By Kevin Edward White
While young priests hold on to tradition, Catholic laity have been moving in a more liberal direction. By Francis X. Rocco, Wall Street Journal, December 18, 2022 American Catholic priests are becoming more conservative, even as their flocks are becoming more liberal. U.S. Catholic... read more

Anti-abortion priest Pavone defrocked for “blasphemous” posts

12/18/2022 at 10:10 PM By Kevin Edward White
The Vatican has defrocked an anti-abortion U.S. priest, Frank Pavone, for what it says were “blasphemous communications on social media” as well as “persistent disobedience” of his bishop By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press, December 18, 2022 VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has... read more

Vatican Removes Anti-Abortion Activist From the Priesthood

12/18/2022 at 9:53 PM By Kevin Edward White
Frank Pavone’s work has led to clashes over the years with some Catholic leaders. By Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham, Nedw York Times. December 18, 2022 A well-known Catholic priest and incendiary leader of the anti-abortion movement was removed from the priesthood by the Vatican,... read more

Pope Francis laicizes America’s best loved pro-life priest Fr. Frank Pavone

12/17/2022 at 9:30 PM By Kevin Edward White
According to the pope's U.S. representative, the order for dismissal from the priesthood was a result of 'blasphemous communications on social media' and 'persistent disobedience of the lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop,' but Pavone said he had no knowledge of the Vatican's... read more

All Charges Dismissed Against Catholic Priest, Pro-Life Advocates Who Saved Babies From Abortions

12/02/2022 at 8:36 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Tom Ciesielka, LifeNews.com, December 2, 2022 On November 18, 2022, all charges for defiant trespass were dismissed against four members of the “Red Rose Rescue” movement who staged a peaceful sit-in at a local Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Trenton, NJ on December 22, 2018. The... read more

Peter Kilpatrick installed as new Catholic University president

11/11/2022 at 7:58 PM By Kevin Edward White
Peter Kilpatrick is formally installed as the 16th president of the Catholic University of America at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 11, 2022. By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 11, 2022 / 17:46 pm Peter K.... read more

A National Study of Catholic Priests

10/20/2022 at 4:04 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Stephen P. White, the Catholic Thing, October 20, 2022 The crisis of clerical sexual abuse, which wracked the Church in the United States in recent years, deeply eroded confidence in the credibility of our bishops. There has been no shortage of painful reminders of the tremendous deficit of... read more

Shia LaBeouf: On-Screen Portrayal of Padre Pio Led Him to a Newfound Love of the Catholic Faith

08/27/2022 at 10:41 PM By Kevin Edward White
The Franciscan friars he spent time with to prepare for the role made him increasingly curious about the faith that inspired the Italian saint. By Joe Bukuras/CNA, National Catholic Register, August 27, 2022 Shia LaBeouf, an actor known for his roles in such movies as Transformers and Fury,... read more

Father Martin Apologizes for ‘Not Being Clearer’ About Archbishop Weakland’s ‘Sins and Crimes’

08/24/2022 at 11:03 AM By Kevin Edward White
Archbishop Weakland died Aug. 22 after a long illness. He resigned as Milwaukee’s archbishop in 2002 after revelations that the archdiocese had paid $450,000 to silence Paul J. Marcoux, an adult seminarian with whom he had had a sexual relationship. National Catholic Register/CNA Staff,... read more

Inviting Us to Participate in Sin

08/17/2022 at 4:26 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Wendell Hull, Crisis, August 17, 2022 The saying goes that the people get the government they deserve. A bad tree yields a bad harvest of leaders. This follows the natural law that God has placed in the world. He also directly intervenes—at least the bishops of the Church have, in the... read more

Mass banned at Woodlawn’s Shrine of Christ the King

08/10/2022 at 11:26 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Marc C. Monaghan, Hyde Park Herald, August 8, 2022 Shrine of Christ the King. “As of August 1, the celebration of public Masses is suspended,” reads a small sign placed in the chapel of Shrine of Christ the King. Masses and other sacraments at Shrine of Christ the King, 6401 S.... read more

Memo to the disgruntled: The church is a family, not a political party

08/07/2022 at 10:30 PM By Kevin Edward White

‘I am with you’: Cardinal Burke encourages Catholics facing Latin Mass restrictions

08/04/2022 at 6:36 PM By Kevin Edward White

Cardinal Gregory restricts Traditional Latin Masses to three locations in DC archdiocese

07/22/2022 at 10:50 PM By Kevin Edward White

In Ukraine, ‘God wipes away people’s tears’

07/18/2022 at 2:30 PM By Kevin Edward White

Pope Francis pens letter on liturgy after Traditionis custodes

06/29/2022 at 10:05 AM By Kevin Edward White

The City of Big Shoulders — and Liturgical Confusion: Chicago Faithful Flummoxed by Inconsistent Liturgy Policy

06/27/2022 at 5:13 PM By Kevin Edward White

Granny’s lace – why is Pope Francis so unsupportive of ordinary clergy?

06/26/2022 at 11:12 PM By Kevin Edward White

French Catholics Petition Pope Francis Over Suspension of Ordinations in Toulon

06/12/2022 at 11:45 PM By Kevin Edward White

Cardinal ordains seven priests for Boston

05/27/2022 at 8:59 PM By Kevin Edward White