Abuse survivors, their loved ones, advocates and others gathered June 4 to listen to talks and presentations that reflected on two decades of scandals and what the future may hold for the abuse crisis and reforms.
The Diocese of Brooklyn filed a lawsuit in federal court Oct. 8 against the state of New York, charging that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new orders reducing church capacity violates the First Amendment's guarantee of the free exercise of religion.
It is a bit early to assess the effect of Pope Francis' new global system for how the Catholic Church evaluates reports of clergy sexual abuse or cover-up by individual bishops, say canon lawyers.
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and other church officials announced a multistep plan to reopen the 288 parish churches of the archdiocese as the coronavirus pandemic eases.
The Vatican has ordered an investigation of a sexual abuse allegation against Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, who was previously named by Pope Francis to investigate the church's response to clergy sexual abuse in Buffalo.
Across the country, priests and parishioners alike have been considering how disturbing current events like U.S.-Iran tensions or a string of anti-Semitic attacks should or shouldn't be addressed in homilies.
We say: In the short time since the church formalized a process for bishops to investigate other bishops' misconduct, we are finding out that process has had, to put it mildly, its hiccups.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, New York, who for the past year has faced questions about how he has addressed the clergy sexual abuse crisis.
A Roman Catholic bishop named by Pope Francis to investigate the church’s response to clergy sexual abuse in Buffalo, New York, has himself been accused of sexual abuse of a child, an attorney for the alleged victim notified the church this week.
