Archdiocese of Washington
Solar panels allow religious institutions to do well while doing good
By Thomas Reese — May 21, 2021
(RNS) — An easy way to please the pope and earn money at the same time.
The Biden Communion stories are stupid
By Thomas Reese — May 4, 2021
(RNS) — The bishops’ conference denying Communion to Biden is about as likely as the National Governors Association impeaching the president.
What is St. Matthew’s, the church Biden will attend on Inauguration Day?
By Jack Jenkins — January 19, 2021
(RNS) — Biden's choice is unconventional for incoming presidents, but has a rich history tied to powerful figures in Washington.
Worse than bungling, McCarrick report shows Vatican failed to take abuse seriously
By Thomas Reese — November 11, 2020
(RNS) — The Vatican report on McCarrick shows that something worse than mere incompetence was at work in the Vatican’s failure: clericalism.
McCarrick report: Questions needing answers
By Thomas Reese — February 4, 2020
(RNS) — The McCarrick report needs to respond to simple questions that may require complex answers: Who knew what, when and where about McCarrick’s activities?
McCarrick gifts for bosses expose flaws of Vatican practice
By Thomas Reese — January 2, 2020
(RNS) — Gifts that Theodore McCarrick made to Vatican officials raise questions about whether the donations were buying access or protection.
Wilton Gregory installed as new Catholic archbishop of Washington
By Jack Jenkins — May 21, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington installed Wilton Gregory as its archbishop on Tuesday (May 21), ushering in a new era for a community marred by recent scandals involving sex abuse.
Washington gets Wilton Gregory, a great bishop
By Thomas Reese — April 4, 2019
(RNS) — Washington should rejoice to have such a good bishop; too bad we may not have him very long.
Vatican defrocks former US Cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse
By Nicole Winfield — February 16, 2019
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday (Feb. 16). McCarrick, 88, is the highest-ranking churchman to be laicized, as the process is called. It […]
Cardinal Wuerl says he will meet with pope to discuss possible resignation
By Jack Jenkins — September 11, 2018
(RNS) — Wuerl has come under mounting pressure since the release of a bombshell grand jury report by the attorney general of Pennsylvania detailing decades of allegations of child sex abuse by priests in the state.
Retired Cardinal McCarrick pulled from ministry after sex abuse claim deemed credible
By Jack Jenkins — June 20, 2018
(RNS) — A sexual abuse allegation made against a top retired U.S. Catholic cleric, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, has been deemed 'credible and substantiated' by church authorities, who ordered McCarrick to cease all public activities.
D.C. Archdiocese, Georgetown University spar over Kathleen Sebelius speech
By David Gibson — May 16, 2012
(RNS) Tensions between the Archdiocese of Washington and Georgetown University are escalating ahead of an commencement address by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. By David Gibson.
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