Catholic bishops finally tackle the sex abuse cover-up. Now comes the hard part
Finally, 17 years to the month after a major clergy sex scandal forced them to crack down on priests who abuse children, the Catholic bishops of the United States have set up a system designed — at least in theory — to hold their own feet to the fire if they cover up abuse.
Cardinal Kasper is far from controversies for a change, and happily so
Cardinal Walter Kasper practically bounds down Borgo Pio as he heads to lunch at a favorite trattoria a few blocks from the Vatican, a broad smile on his face.
At Vatican summit, millennial Catholics have no vote but do have a voice
The more than 30 young adults taking part in a global meeting of Catholic leaders to discuss how to engage today's youth have been dismissed by critics of the summit as irrelevant, or insufficiently orthodox, or worse.
Facing scandal and division, U.S. Catholic bishops to hold unprecedented retreat
The Catholic bishops of the U.S. announced Oct. 23 that at the behest of Pope Francis they will meet for a weeklong retreat in Chicago in January.
Pope Francis, the ultimate headhunter
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