White House dismisses question about Biden and abortion (Yahoo News) When a reporter asked at a White House press briefing on Thursday how President Biden reconciled his Catholic faith with his support for legal abortion, press secretary Jen Psaki discounted any notion of an ideological conflict. “He believes that it’s a woman’s right, it’s a woman’s body — and it’s her choice,” Psaki said. The male reporter persisted. Psaki, who generally has good relations with journalists, suddenly indicated she’d had enough. “I know you’ve never faced those choices,” she said sharply. “Nor have you ever been pregnant…”
Catholics mobilizing to help in aftermath of Ida (National Catholic Register) New Orleans’ Catholic Charities has already begun to respond to needs, along with Second Harvest Food Bank, which is under the Archdiocese of New Orleans and serves 23 civil parishes of Southeast Louisiana…
McCarrick due in court today (AP) Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the once-powerful prelate who was expelled from the priesthood for sexual abuse, is due in court Friday to face accusations that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old boy during a wedding reception in Massachusetts nearly 50 years ago. McCarrick, 91, is scheduled to be arraigned and is expected to enter a plea in suburban Boston’s Dedham District Court more than a month after he was charged. McCarrick is the only U.S. Catholic cardinal, current or former, ever to be criminally charged with child sex crimes…
Report: sex abuse found across major religions in UK (AP) An inquiry investigating child sexual abuse in a wide range of religious organizations and settings in England on Thursday found “shocking failures” in how many religions handled abuse allegations, with victim-blaming and abuse of power by religious leaders often contributing to under-reporting. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse looked into child protection in 38 religious organizations in England and Wales, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baptists, Methodists, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism and non-conformist Christian denominations…
Million dollar miracle for Catholic school in San Antonio (San Antonio Report) Funds from the $1 million endowment will go toward increasing teacher salaries by $4,000 a year to make them more competitive with public schools, said Father Pat O’Brien, pastor of St. Pius X Catholic Church…
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