Cleveland’s retired Bishop Pilla dies (Cleveland.com) Bishop Anthony M. Pilla, a Cleveland native who helped start a national dialogue on the role of the church in the city and guided Northeast Ohio Catholics through more than a quarter century, died Tuesday. Pilla, who was bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland from 1981 until his retirement in 2006, died at his home, the diocese confirmed in a statement. He was 88…
School changes course, hires gay coach after backlash (WGN-TV) A suburban Catholic high school has reversed its decision to rescind its job offer to a gay lacrosse coach after the move drew heavy criticism from alumni, students and parents. On Tuesday, the school announced that administrators had extended an offer to Amanda Kammes, who the Catholic school had planned to hire as head coach of the women’s lacrosse program. Benet administrators said Kammes accepted the job offer…
Former Omaha chancellor accused of stealing $275K (AP) A former chancellor for the Roman Catholic Church’s Archdiocese of Omaha is under criminal investigation after being accused of stealing a total of $275,000 from a former priest accused of sexual abuse and from a Springfield parish. Father Michael Gutgsell, 72, is accused of stealing $179,000 from the saving of the late Father Theodore Richling Jr. and $96,000 from St. Joseph Catholic Church in Springfield, the Omaha World-Herald reported. Authorities haven’t said where the missing funds went…
Fire damages historic church in Ukraine (CNA) A fire has severely damaged a historic Catholic church in Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv. The fire broke out at the Gothic-style Church of St. Nicholas during an organ music rehearsal on Sept. 3, destroying the organ, charring the interior, and sending a chandelier crashing to the ground…
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