The Dispatch
Missouri bishops go against the grain in pointed letter to USCCB
The statement by all five bishops in Missouri is direct and blunt. So is their cover letter to Timothy L. Doherty. Doherty, bishop of Lafayette [...]
The Pope fiddles, the bishops fumble, and the laity fume
Editorial
I haven’t written an editorial since late July, in part because of the heavy and unceasing flood of news—most of it bad and some of it terrible—within the Church. In my last editorial, posted on [...]
US bishops punt resolution encouraging Holy See to release McCarrick documents
Features
Baltimore, Md., Nov 14, 2018 / 03:16 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On the last day of their fall meeting, the U.S. bishops’ conference voted down a resolution that would have “encouraged” the Holy See to release [...]
Features
Intense debate over handling of abuse scandal ensues at USCCB meeting
Baltimore, Md., Nov 13, 2018 / 07:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- More than 20 bishops and cardinals offered passionate interventions during an open floor discussion on the sex abuse crisis at the U.S. bishops’ meeting in [...]
Analysis
Why has Pope Francis hamstrung the U.S. bishops?
Pope Francis has ordered the Catholic Bishops of the United States to refrain from voting on a code of conduct and a lay-led oversight body to investigate bishops accused of misconduct. The President of the [...]
General
Vatican cancels US bishops’ vote on sex abuse reform measures
By Ed Condon Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, has told the American bishops that they will not vote on two key proposals which had been expected to form the basis for [...]
Essay
The Conversion of the Papacy and the Present Church Crisis
Editor’s note: The following essay by Dr. Farrow is much longer and more detailed in many ways than the usual feature articles published by CWR. But we are publishing it because we think it addresses, [...]
Features
Bishop Cary: “Satan wants to destroy the Eucharist” and the priesthood
Bishop Liam Cary, 71, has led the Diocese of Baker, Oregon since 2012. He was born in Portland, the oldest of four children, and grew up in Prineville, twenty miles away from Redmond where he [...]
Features
Catholicism in Belize: The Church in a troubled paradise
Though the percentages can vary significantly, almost all sources place Catholicism as the largest religious denomination in Belize. Located south of Mexico and east of Guatemala, Belize is geographically part of Central America, but culturally [...]
-
To be disappointed about something means it did not live up to expectations, to some standard. A football or basketball team may not live up to its pre-season hopes. Disappointment implies that something which could [...] -
-
-
I haven’t written an editorial since late July, in part because of the heavy and unceasing flood of news—most of it bad and some of it terrible—within the Church. In my last editorial, posted on [...] -
-
Debunking the durable Malthusian myths – Acton Institute PowerBlog:
[…] ideas on population have been thoroughly discredited, he continues to wield influence. Last year, the Vatican invited him to…
Carl E. Olson:
My personal opinion is that Cupich really believes he can climb higher. And perhaps he's right. I'm not sure how…
Ann of Connecticut:
Great news about Archbishop Cordileone! We could use some good news.
