Pope Avoids Question of Married Priests in the Amazon

NICOLE WINFIELD . The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 The papal dodge disappoints progressives and liberal Catholic women's groups while reassuring conservatives. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ireland’s Two-Party System Shaken by Sinn Fein Surge

JILL LAWLESS and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE / The Associated Press Feb 7, 2020 As voters prepare to choose a new parliament on Saturday, polls show surprising support for the party historically linked to the IRA. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

NFL’s Saints Accused of Helping Shape Clergy Sex Abuse List

JIM MUSTIAN / The Associated Press Jan 30, 2020 Attorneys for about a dozen claimants allege hundreds of confidential emails show the New Orleans team was involved far more than it admits. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Catholic Leaders Haven’t Answered for the Church’s Child Abuse

Lexi Churchill, Ellis Simani and Topher Sanders / ProPublica Jan 28, 2020 U.S. dioceses have begun releasing the names of the accused, but these lists are inconsistent, incomplete and often omit key details. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Vatican Office Reveals Vast Caseload of Abuse

NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Dec 20, 2019 The church must now cope with the globalization of the scandal that once seemed largely confined to the English-speaking world. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Pope Removes Shroud of Secrecy From Clergy Sex Abuse Cases

NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Dec 17, 2019 He abolishes rule criticized as leading to the protection of pedophiles. “The carnival of obscurity is over,” says a survivor and advocate. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

America’s True Religion Is Destroying Our Collective Soul

William Astore / TomDispatch Aug 13, 2019 Military strength has become our national religion, as well as our very own road to perdition. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape

Stephanie Sy-Quia / Los Angeles Review of Books Aug 2, 2019 Mithu Sanyal tackles some thorny questions surrounding rape, including the pressures we place on victims to speak out, in her meticulous new book. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Thom Hartmann: This is How Republics Die

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute May 22, 2019 Under siege by a rapacious billionaire class, America finds itself at risk of sliding into autocracy like countless nations before it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Boy Scouts Could Be Hit With More Sex Abuse Claims

DAVID CRARY / The Associated Press Apr 24, 2019 Settlements have already strained the organization's finances to the point that it has considered filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Vatican Defrocks Former U.S. Cardinal Over Sex Abuse

FRANCES D'EMILIO and NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Feb 16, 2019 Theodore McCarrick, 88, is the highest-ranking Catholic churchman to be stripped of his religious title and the ability to celebrate Mass. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Jesus Christ’s Lesson for the 21st Century

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 15, 2019 Tom Catena, who risks his life daily to provide medical care in an African war zone, examines what it means to be a good Samaritan. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )