Sex abuse becomes legacy of Los Angeles cardinal
Jerry Filteau LA abuse casesBefore his name became connected with failing to adequately address clergy abuse of minors, Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles was better known for his reputation as one...
View ArticleWoodstock Theological Center to close in June
Jerry Filteau Washington The decision to close the center was part of "an ongoing strategic reflection" by three East Coast Jesuit provinces that will merge into one in the next few years.
View ArticlePope Pius XII was prepared to resign as pope
Jerry Filteau NCR Today Benedict ResignsIn the wake of Pope Benedict's decision to resign from the papacy, journalists quickly recalled that Pope John Paul II had also prepared letters of resignation...
View ArticleBoston cardinal urges social ministry gathering to focus on mission
Jerry Filteau Washington Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley urged the 450 participants of the 2013 national Catholic Social Ministry Gathering to use their time together to discern their vocation in the...
View Article'Pacem in Terris' focus of two Washington conferences
Jerry Filteau Washington The conferences, held by The Catholic University of America and Georgetown University, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the encyclical on peace and justice.
View ArticlePeter Turkson: Pope Francis sets new tone for Curia
Jerry Filteau Washington By his sheer "simplicity of life," Pope Francis has set a new tone for the Roman Curia, African Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and...
View ArticleExperts: 'Pacem in Terris' had radical impact on church teaching
Jerry Filteau Washington Pope John XXIII's 1963 encyclical Pacem in Terris radically affected Catholic social teaching not only on war and peace, but on church-state relations, women's rights,...
View ArticleRevisiting 'Pacem in Terris' personally after 50 years
Jerry Filteau NCR Today Washington, D.C. At a lunch with an old friend this Tuesday [April 10] I reminded him how much Pope John XXIII’s 1963 encyclical, Pacem in Terris (“Peace on Earth”) had changed...
View ArticleChurch needs to restore synodal structure, reformist Austrian priest says
Jerry Filteau Schüller Tipping Point Tour Washington The Catholic Church needs to restore a synodal structure of governance and end its current form of highly centralized Vatican rule, said Fr. Helmut...
View ArticleBishop: Synod questionnaire shows most reject teaching on contraceptives
Jerry Filteau Synod on the FamilyEven more regular churchgoing Catholics in Bishop Robert Lynch's diocese find church teaching on contraception no longer relevant.
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