Title: Transparency in the Catholic church Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: Pearls and Irritations Date: 31AUG2026 LETTER: The lack of transparency in the Catholic Church reflects the famous line of the Sicilian aristocrat in Giuseppe de Lampedusa’s novel, The Leopard: “If you want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.” In 2019
Good Priest Kevin Dillon Title: As a priest, I wonder what Jesus would say about the Christian Brothers crying poor Author: Father Kevin Dillon Publisher: Father Kevin Dillon’s Newsletter Date: 05JUL2026 What would the Pope make of recent reporting that reveals the Christian Brothers in Australia is set to declare itself bankrupt after shifting at
Epstein and the Catholic Church Title: Epstein and the Catholic Church Author: Bernadette Howell Publisher: Bernadette Howell: My Blog Date: 12FEB2026 Breaking silence. Confronting clergy abuse. I am baffled, as no doubt many of you are, by the high numbers of individuals holding positions of power and authority who all knew what Jeffrey Epstein was
Canon Law and Culture Title: Canon law and culture Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: UCANews Date: 06FEB2026 In 2003, Cardinal Francis George, the former president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, wrote an article in the Ave Maria Law Review titled “Law and Culture.” He was arguing against the proposal then contemplated by many legislatures to legalise
Zero Tolerance and Transparency Title: Pope Leo XIV and transparency in child sexual abuse cases Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: UCANews Date: 12NOV2025 In an address to the National Safeguarding Conference held in the Philippines from Oct. 20-24, Pope Leo stated that “there can be no tolerance for any form of abuse in the Church.” At
Firm Action Sex Abuse Title: Pope Leo XIV affirms celibacy for priests, demands ‘firm’ action on sex abuse Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: Associated Press (AP) Date: 25JUN2025 ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” action to deal with sex abusers, as
Pope Leo Zero Tolerance Title: Pope Leo XIV says there should be no tolerance for abuse of any kind in Catholic Church Author: Franklin Briceno Publisher: Associated Press (AP) Date: 22Jun2025 LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse –
NCR exposed Catholic Church Title: NCR first exposed Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal 40 years ago this month Author: Ryan Di Corpo Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCROnline) Date: 19JUN2025 Forty years ago this month, readers of the National Catholic Reporter first learned through a series of three articles about a dark secret in the Catholic
New Jersey Grand Jury Title: New Jersey can have a grand jury investigate clergy sex abuse allegations, state high court rules Author: Mike Catalini Publisher: AP News (Associated Press) Date: 17JUN2025 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday,
Transparency Twin Sibling of Silence Title: A Pending Element of Tackling The Abuse Crisis: Transparency Author: Paulina Guzik Publisher: OSVNews Date: 15JUN2025 (OSV News) — While much was done during Pope Francis’ pontificate to tackle the global abuse crisis — a crisis moving at differing speeds in the church, depending on the country — one significant