Vatican City: The Vatican’s Nov. 10 McCarrick Report has raised new questions about the finances of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, and his use of the Archbishop’s Fund, an account he maintained for charitable purposes, first in Newark and then in Washington, D.C. In particular, the report notes that McCarrick contributedContinue Reading
By Nicole Winfield Vatican City, Dec. 10, 2018: The Vatican has launched an investigation into a small Chilean religious order of nuns after some sisters denounced sexual abuse at the hands of priests and mistreatment by their superiors, a turning point that shows the Holy See is now willing toContinue Reading
Bishop Timothy Doherty of Lafayette in USA has said prayers and apologies to survivors of abuse were “necessary, but not sufficient”, adding that people deserve to know how US Archbishop McCarrick’s alleged misdeeds went unreported for so long. Writing for his diocesan newspaper, Bishop Doherty said he was not surprisedContinue Reading
Dear Troubled Catholics, I have never seen so many “ordinary Catholics”—who usually never follow or hear about Church news—as deeply troubled as I have seen them in response to the recent revelations about the retired archbishop of Washington, DC. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was asked by the pope to resign fromContinue Reading