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Parishioners attend mass at the Cathedral Church of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown, Pa. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Precedent for possible criminal charges of Pa. Catholic leadership rooted in landmark Philly case

While scathing, last month’s grand jury report about clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania was released with ...

7 years ago

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Pope Francis leaves s at the end of his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Community

Pope OKs probe into American bishop as he meets with U.S. delegation

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a U.S. bishop Thursday and authorized an investigation into allegations he sexually harassed adults.

7 years ago

Pope Francis will meet at the Vatican with leaders of the U.S. Catholic Church, including the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, to discuss clergy sexual abuse. (Andrew Medichini/AP)
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Pope to meet with U.S. church leaders over clergy sex abuse

After weeks of relative silence, Pope Francis has agreed to meet a delegation of U.S. bishops and cardinals to discuss the Vatican response to the clergy abuse crisis.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. A Pennsylvania grand jury says its investigation of clergy sexual abuse identified more than 1,000 child victims. The grand jury report released Tuesday says that number comes from records in six Roman Catholic dioceses. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Courts & Law

Legal battle lingers in release of full report on Pa. clergy sex abuse scandal

In the latest court documents, about a dozen clergy members, whose names have been withheld from the grand jury report, claim their due process rights have been violated.

7 years ago

Hickman Temple AME Church, its facade reinforced and its doors open for its first Sunday service since April 2017. ( Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
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Urban Planning
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Hickman Temple AME celebrates a win in the effort to preserve its historic church

Observers of Philadelphia’s real estate scene know how this story usually goes.

7 years ago

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In this Aug. 22, 2018 file photo, Pope Francis is caught in pensive mood during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, with his 11-page testimony, have thrown Francis' 5-year papacy into crisis. (Andrew Medichini/AP Photo)
Community

Pope tells bishops to fight abuse, culture behind it

"Just say no to abuse — of power, conscience or any type," Francis said.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 28, 2018 photo, turkey vultures rest on the cross atop the Cathedral of The Risen Christ adjacent to the Catholic Chancery in Lincoln, Neb. The Diocese of Lincoln housed at the complex, that refused for years to participate in annual sex abuse audits is facing a potential criminal investigation and criticism that it mishandled priests who were accused of sexual assault and morally questionable behavior. (Nati Harnik/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

New Jersey, New York open investigations into sex abuse at Catholic dioceses

The offices of the Attorneys General have set up hotlines to identify potential victims of clergy sex abuse.

7 years ago

Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote, Pa. (Google Maps)
Education

Just in time for school start, Philly-area Catholic high school teachers OK contract

The union representing about 600 teachers at the Philadelphia Archdiocese's 17 high schools last went on strike in 2011.

7 years ago

(Charles Krupa/AP)
Politics & Policy

Rosh Hashanah forces rare Thursday primary vote in Delaware

Delaware voters will head to the polls on Thursday instead of the traditional Tuesday to pick candidates for the November ballot.

7 years ago

The state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Nonbelievers win suit over Pennsylvania House prayer policy

A federal judge has halted the Pa. House policy banning people who don't believe in God from giving the invocations made at the start of each day.

7 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2018 file photo, Pope Francis is caught in pensive mood during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, with his 11-page testimony, have thrown Francis' 5-year papacy into crisis. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Radio Times

Crisis in the Vatican

Guests: Massimo Faggioli, Rocco Palmo, Heidi Schlumpf The Catholic Church is facing another crisis just weeks aft ...

Air Date: August 30, 2018 10:00 am

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Bishop Ronald Gainer, of the Harrisburg Diocese, arrives to celebrate mass at the Cathedral Church of Saint Patrick in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Gainer, who's named in a grand jury report on rampant sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy is celebrating a Mass of forgiveness, as the Vatican expresses
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. Catholics grapple with the church in wake of ‘predator priest’ report

Following a blistering grand jury report alleging widespread sexual abuse by priests, Catholics across the state have been wrestling with their faith and future in the church.

7 years ago

Asaati Nadi (left) and Hamida Ibrahim at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C., on June 15. (Eslah Attar)
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Community

Portraits of Eid: Ancient traditions in a new community

7 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2011 file photo, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick prays during the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual fall assembly in Baltimore. Seton Hall University has begun an investigation into potential sexual abuse at two seminaries it hosts following misconduct allegations against ex-Cardinal McCarrick and other priests. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Courts & Law

Letter: Vatican knew about disgraced archbishop’s behavior

Updated 5:46 p.m. — The Vatican’s retired ambassador to the United States accused senior Vatican o ...

7 years ago

Pope Francis sits in a car
Community

Pope visits Ireland amid new global outrage over sex abuse

Pope Francis arrived Saturday in Ireland, ground zero of the Catholic Church's sex abuse crisis

7 years ago

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