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Why I’m not leaving the Catholic Church
August 23, 2018Jesus felt the sting of betrayal when Judas gave him that famous kiss that led to his arrest. Now Catholics are reeling from the latest stinging betrayals by people in the Catholic Church that they’ve trusted and respected. First were the sickening revelations about former Cardinal McCarrick’s long history of sexual misconduct with seminarians and […]
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Victims say they felt hurt by fellow Catholics’ lack of compassion
August 23, 2018WASHINGTON (CNS)—Sexual assault victims say they were hurt not only by individual priests, but by church officials and ordinary Catholics who treated them with intolerance and indifference. Four survivors of sexual assaults by priests shared their stories with Catholic News Service. They are: Jim VanSickle and Mike McDonnell of Pennsylvania, Michael Norris of Houston and […]
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Nuncio says U.S. bishops committed to addressing abuse scandal
August 23, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The U.S. bishops are “deeply committed” to facing the reality of clerical sexual abuse and the history of covering it up, said the Vatican nuncio to the United States. “All of us bishops, priests and members of the church must find a real response to the problem. Just a juridical or organizational response […]
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Sister Rose Celeste O’Connell, OP, dies May 17
August 23, 2018ADRIAN, Mich.— Sister Rose Celeste O’Connell, OP, died on Thursday, May 17, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 79 and in the 62nd year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sister Rose Celeste was born Mary Ann O’Connell in Chicago, Illinois, to Thomas and Edna (Dion) O’Connell. She […] Full Story
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Sister Barbara Sitko, HM, former St. Pius X teacher, dies May 27
August 23, 2018PITTSBURGH, Penn.—Sister Barbara Sitko, HM, died Sunday, May 27, at McGee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was 79. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, she entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary Congregation in 1956. Sister Sitko completed her bachelor of arts in English and French, graduating magna cum laude from Notre Dame College of […] Full Story
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A word to the faithful of the Archdiocese of Atlanta
August 16, 2018My heart and the hearts of our archdiocesan faith community are with the people of God in Pennsylvania and throughout the country. We grieve with the victim-survivors and their loved ones, especially those who were disbelieved, neglected, or ignored when they came forward to tell Church officials of their torment. We pray for all who […]
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Archbishop Gregory, other leaders urge inquiry into abuse claims against former cardinal
August 10, 2018WASHINGTON (CNS)—U.S. Catholic church leaders have been calling for an internal investigation into the handling of allegations of abuse and sexual misconduct against Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick and urging such an inquiry be spearheaded by laypeople. “I think we have reached a point where bishops alone investigating bishops is not the answer. To have credibility, […]
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Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s statement in response to the resignation of Theodore McCarrick
August 9, 2018ATLANTA— “As shepherd of the Catholic Church in Atlanta and united with my brother bishops under Pope Francis in service to Jesus Christ and His Church, I express my profound anger, sadness, and distress concerning sexual abuse by Church leaders of children, young people and those over whom they exercised authority. My anger and disappointment, […]
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Evangelizing, caring for others at core of deacons’ vocation, nuncio says
August 7, 2018NEW ORLEANS (CNS)—The core vocational work of permanent deacons is to evangelize and care for others, not to perform office duties, the apostolic nuncio to the United States said July 22 to more than 1,300 deacons attending the 2018 National Diaconate Congress in New Orleans. In his post-Communion remarks at the opening Mass of the […] Full Story
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AACCW members explore the call to holiness at leadership seminar
August 3, 2018SMYRNA—The members of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) learned more about Pope Francis’ teaching on holiness at the group’s annual leadership seminar June 16 at the Chancery of the archdiocese. Guest speaker Kathy Kelly-Huey, director of religious education at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Newnan, highlighted the pope’s apostolic exhortation of 2018—“Gaudete et […]