Aida Sansor and Maria Teresa Pacheco have traveled the Eastern Coachella Valley area, seeking to connect with the indigenous Purépecha community.
Catholic Church
Pope Francis Meets with Priest to Discuss LGBTQ Catholics
Pope Francis met one on one with American Jesuit priest James Martin at the Vatican on Monday (Sept. 30) to discuss LGBTQ Catholics, a move some advocates say is a signal of support for a priest who has come under fire for calling on Catholics to be more compassionate to LGBTQ people.
In Private Meeting, Pope Francis Opens Up about His Faith after His Election
During informal conversations with Jesuit clergy in Africa, Pope Francis opened up about his spirituality after being made pope — and criticized clericalism in the Catholic Church for its fixation on sex rather than equity and integrity.
Report Reveals 40 Priests Sexually Abused Minors over 70 Years at Vermont Catholic Church
A report from Vermont’s Roman Catholic Church has revealed “credible and substantiated” allegations of sexual abuse of minors by 40 priests in nearly 70 years.
The Declining Respect for Clergy: Cultural Trends and Self-Inflicted Wounds
My pastor recently told me that 25 years ago, the first person that people would contact when they faced a marriage crisis was their pastor. Ten years ago, he continued, it was their counselor or psychiatrist. Today, it’s their lawyers.
Kansas Launches 74 Investigations into Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Clergy
Kansas Bureau of Investigation says they will begin 74 investigations into allegations of Catholic Church clergy sexual abuse.
Priest Suspended for Sexual Misconduct and Telling a Potential Seminarian to Lie about His Sexuality
A priest at an LGBT-affirming parish in New York has been suspended after he asked another potential seminarian to lie to Church leadership about his sexuality.
The Vatican Responds to Gender Theory: ‘Male and Female He Created Them’
For years, LGBTQIA activists and advocates have proclaimed that their view of human sexuality and Gender Theory is historically inevitable, and that any and all who resist will be swept into the dustbin of history along with the racists.
U.S. Catholic Bishops Adopt Process for Reviewing Misconduct of Bishops
In response to recent accusations of episcopal misconduct, the U.S. Catholic bishops have adopted a process for reporting and investigating allegations of sexual misconduct and coverup by bishops.
Catholic Bishops Finally Tackle the Sex Abuse Cover-Up. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Finally, 17 years to the month after a major clergy sex scandal forced them to crack down on priests who abuse children, the Catholic bishops of the United States have set up a system designed — at least in theory — to hold their own feet to the fire if they cover up abuse.
