Peter Feuerherd

Fr. Desmond Rossi, who has said he was sexually assaulted by two fellow seminarians in the Archdiocese of Newark 30 years ago, is organizing "A National Day for Reform" demonstration in front of Newark's Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Aug. 29.

The Field Hospital: Friendships have emerged and discussions have flourished among St. Benedict Cathedral Parish, First Presbyterian, Temple Adath B'Nai Israel and the Islamic Society.

Ed Bognacki shared his experience as a seminarian at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Theodore McCarrick was then Archbishop of Newark, and McCarrick's powerful dominance permeated the culture.

The Field Hospital: As Phoenix grows, more priests are coming to help from Africa; people look at the "Benedict Option" for life; some parishioners are thinking of withholding their donations as protest during this latest sex abuse crisis; Ohio State researchers think the social aspect of church membership helps extend life

The psychotherapist and former Benedictine priest became a well-known confidante to journalists and an expert witness on celibacy, sexuality and sexual abuse in the priesthood.  Colleagues say his compassion was even greater than his longing for justice. 

A Wisconsin pastor was arrested Aug. 6 for trespassing at an air force base outside Omaha, Nebraska, as part of a protest timed to mark the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

The Field Hospital: Closed Montreal churches transformed; reasons for denied Communion are disputed; Jeremiah and McCarrick; Blessed Stanley Rother's first feast day.

Fr. Desmond Rossi, a priest of the Albany, New York, Diocese, has won a new hearing as the Archdiocese of Newark will investigate a pastor in New Jersey who he says sexually assaulted him.

Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, California, told participants at the Social Action Summer Institute July 18 that only religious-minded patience can save the world from the horrific headlines of the day.

When Mark Crawford told then-archbishop Theodore McCarrick that he was sexually abused by Fr. Kenneth Martin, McCarrick assured him the priest would never have access to children again. Two years later, Martin was photographed at a children's party with McCarrick by his side.

The Field Hospital: Catholic University of America to help train parish leaders in business; Brett Kavanaugh's active parish life promoted; Las Vegas parish comes under fire for pro-life ministry

The Field Hospital: Kathy Hendricks, an experienced parish minister who served parishioners in Littleton, Colorado, when the Columbine High School shooting took place in 1999, says parishes need to prepare for crises.

Catholics in Buffalo, New York, are "shocked" by escalating numbers of priests accused of sex abuse in the area, allegations that span decades.

New York: Outside the Cayuga House for Children in East Harlem July 11, members of the press gathered hoping to hear from a Honduran father who has been separated from his wife and three children after trying to seek asylum.

The Field Hospital: Increasingly churchgoers are bypassing neighborhood parishes in favor of faith communities that deliver what they are seeking. And Catholic bishops are obliging the trend.

The Field Hospital: A checklist helps parishes discern whether they are welcoming of those with disabilities; Catholics in Fresno warned of phony funerals; a new documentary on the African-American Catholic experience

Archbishop Wilton Gregory and Archbishop Bernard Hebda are investigating complaints about the leadership of Memphis Bishop Martin Holley, who ordered the transfer of about 75 percent of the diocese's pastors, among other significant changes.

The Field Hospital: The congregation at Our Lady of the Rosary in Detroit has always been small, but parishioners say that attendance at Sunday Mass is about a third of what it used to be. Some say the reason is that the parish is now an oratory and Fr. Daniel Jones pastor.

The Field Hospital: Baltimore Archdiocese reaches out to young adults with wedding change; Laudato Si' in Belleville parishes; a church survives in a Nebraska ghost town.

The Field Hospital: Some 36 percent of all American parishes are now designated as bicultural. Brett Hoover and Hosffman Ospino, two experts on multicultural ministry, agree: The church needs to get this right as it moves into the future.