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September 16, 2020

Catholic award for attorney general ‘shocking’

President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General William Barr.

WASHINGTON -- The Association of U.S. Catholic Priests and the Catholic Mobilizing Network said they strongly object to an award the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast organizers plan to present to U.S. Attorney General William Barr during the annual breakfast, which is to be livestreamed Sept. 23 from Washington.

Published in International
April 15, 2019

Cathy Majtenyi: Wilson-Raybould sets the right example

Jody Wilson-Raybould is at the centre of an Ottawa drama.

It was the bombshell conversation that sealed the fate of a string of federal government officials connecting right up to the office of the prime minister.

Published in Register Columnists
December 20, 2018

Illinois attorney general says dioceses failed to address clerical sex abuse

A preliminary report released Dec. 19 by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan shows clergy sexual abuse of minors in the state to be "significantly more extensive" than what the state's dioceses had previously reported, it said. Madigan is pictured in a 2014 photo.
CHICAGO – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's report claiming that the clergy sexual abuse of minors in the state is "significantly more extensive" than what the state's dioceses had previously reported is unfair and "just false," according to the top lawyer for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Published in International
August 28, 2018

Missouri prelates invite attorney general to review sex abuse cases

St. Louis Archbishop Robert J. Carlson is seen Sept. 19, 2017, at Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis. The archbishop said Aug. 23 that he invited Missouri's attorney general to conduct a review of the archdiocese with regard to clergy sexual abuse.
ST. LOUIS – Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis said Aug. 23 he has invited Missouri's attorney general to conduct a review of the archdiocese with regard to clergy sexual abuse.
Published in International