The Vatican reprimanded a retired bishop for how he handled clergy abuse allegations. But no one knows details about the case or a whistleblower's role.
Panelists for "Taking Measure of the 'Biden Effect' " joined the intensifying debate within the U.S. church about whether the Catholic president should be barred from Communion over his support for legal abortion.
A new initiative by the Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities umbrella organization encourages funders to sign a pledge to review their own internal safeguarding policies, as well as that of their grantee partners.
Scholars and others spoke with NCR about Polish alienation from the church, related to the hierarchy's alliance with the authoritarian ruling party, attacks on the LGBTQ community, and clergy sex abuse.
Commentary: It's easy to see the problem of abuse as a lack of effective rules to root out bad actors. But I suggest that we take a medical metaphor for our lead. What's going on in the organism of the church?
Priestly Diary: In the 449 pages of the Vatican report, there are thousands of words and hundreds facts. But there is one number we should remember. Seventeen.
NCR Connections: The bishops, collectively at least, also have a history of blaming the media, most notably when journalists uncovered sexual abuse of children and the related coverup by bishops.
Distinctly Catholic: As the cardinal-archbishop of the nation's capital, Wilton Gregory becomes face of the Catholic Church in the political sphere and the natural point man for dealing with the incoming Biden administration.
