McCarrick named in new sex abuse lawsuit (AP) Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is facing another sexual abuse lawsuit, from a man who claims McCarrick abused him in the 1980s in New Jersey. In the lawsuit filed in state court and announced Tuesday, Michael Reading alleged McCarrick engaged in sexual contact with him in 1986 while on a trip to the New Jersey shore, around the same time McCarrick ordained Reading as a priest…
Waukesha Catholics come together in mourning (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Just 24 hours after Darrell Brooks plowed his red SUV into the Waukesha Christmas Parade, the pews of St. William’s Catholic Church in Waukesha were overflowing. Longtime parishioners and new faces alike crowded into the church sanctuary’s narrow walkways, as ushers scurried back and forth to find seats for the nearly 750 people at the Monday night prayer vigil…
New COVID clampdowns in parts of Europe restrict access to liturgy (National Catholic Register) Last week, the Archdiocese of Berlin announced it would implement what is called a “2G” requirement (geimpft oder genesen — vaccinated or recovered), meaning that only those who are vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19, have a medical exemption from vaccination, or are under 18 can have access to liturgies. Catholic leaders in Austria are allowing liturgies to continue but will exclude the unvaccinated from Church events in some dioceses…
Catholic order that ran residential schools in Canada faces criticism (CBC) A CBC investigation into one important entity — the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), which ran 48 residential schools across Canada — reveals an elaborate network of more than two dozen corporate holdings with at least $200 million in assets and cash, with a priority to take care of a dwindling number of aging priests in the face of looming liabilities. In fact, an internal church bulletin from 2007 cited the containment of liabilities as one of the main reasons for an order’s corporate restructuring…
Christmas tree arrives in St. Peter’s Square (Vatican News) The 40th Christmas tree to light up the season in St. Peter’s Square hails from the northern Italian Trentino region where it was chosen in line with the Vatican’s policies for sustainability and respect for the environment. The St. Peter’s Square Christmas tree tradition was started in 1982 by Pope Saint John Paul II…
