McCarrick permanently stripped of ministry and clerical state

McCarrick permanently stripped of ministry and clerical state

CNA—The Archdiocese of Newark released a list of names of credibly accused clergy on Wednesday, including disgraced former archbishop of the diocese Theodore McCarrick. The archdiocese listed McCarrick as “permanently removed from ministry,” although a final verdict is still pending in his canonical process. On Feb. 13, all the Catholic dioceses of New Jersey released…

Silence Stops Now: More than 3,000 Lay Catholics set to Protest Church Culture of Clergy Sex Abuse outside USCCB Conference

Silence Stops Now: More than 3,000 Lay Catholics set to Protest Church Culture of Clergy Sex Abuse outside USCCB Conference

LifeSiteNews—Approximately 3,000 lay Catholics are registered to attend the “Silence Stops Now” rally scheduled to take place outside this year’s U.S. Bishops conference. The rally will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET at Baltimore’s MECU Pavilion, a short distance from the hotel in which the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will have their meeting. The Catholics gathered…