The Diocese of Burlington, Vermont, has moved to withdraw its bankruptcy filing, two years to the day after seeking relief to address sexual abuse claims. In a Sept. 30 statement, Bishop John McDermott cited a lack of progress in the case, mounting legal fees in excess of $2 million and the recent “adversarial” move by the creditors’ committee to include parishes and schools in the settlement.
he feast day celebrations began on Oct 3 with a night procession and a solemn commemoration of the Transitus ("passage"), the traditional Franciscan prayer service in the Basilica...
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Erwin Lutzer, the 85-year-old author and former longtime senior pastor of The Moody Church of Chicago, Illinois, has coauthored a book contrasting the very different lives, legacies, and...
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One of the men who accused former Newsboys lead singer Michael Tait of sexual assault is criticizing a pastor who posed for a photo with the contemporary Christian...
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Actor and America’s youngest ordained minister, Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, better known as Marjoe Gortner, whose life inspired the Oscar-winning 1972 documentary “Marjoe,” has died He was 82
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"Angel and the Badman" stars Neal McDonough and Zachary Levi share why stories of redemption are among the most important Hollywood can tell, particularly at a time when...
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