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Philadelphia Archdiocese To Hold Vigil To Make ‘Reparations’ For Clergy Sex Abuse

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia invites all Catholics to hold vigil for seven hours Friday night in an act of contrition, repentance, and to make "reparations."  The vigil will be held at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in the city. According to a flyer

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Banning Abortion In U.S. Would Be ‘Unchristian,’ Chelsea Clinton Says

Chelsea Clinton said Thursday her religious convictions led her to defend Roe v. Wade as consistent with Christianity. Answering a question about how she keeps herself from exhaustion in her fight to protect abortion rights, Clinton said:

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West Virginia Bishop Resigns, To Be Investigated By Vatican

Bishop Michael Bransfield, the bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, resigned Thursday and will be investigated by the Archbishop of Baltimore on suspicions of sexually harassing adults, a Church official announced. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston consists of the entire state of West Virginia.

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Irish Presidential Candidate Apologizes For Using A Helicopter

A candidate running for president of the Republic of Ireland has apologized for using a helicopter to campaign. Peter Casey, a businessman, "conceded" using the helicopter "was wrong on environmental grounds," according to a story in the Irish Independent, a Dublin newspaper. The story does not

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Nike Signs Colin Kaepernick To Shoe Deal — Even Though He’s Not Playing

Former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who started the practice of kneeling during the national anthem in order to protest supposed police brutality against blacks, has signed a new shoe deal with Nike even though he isn't playing and has dim prospects for catching on with a

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What Led To Archbishop Vigano Letter Against Pope Francis — But Still No Answers To Major Charges

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano consulted with an anti-Pope Francis blogger in Italy twice before publishing his now-famous 11-page letter accusing the pope of knowing about former Cardinal Theodore McCormick's sexual abuse of young men several years ago. Vigano, a former high-ranking Vatican diplomat, timed the simultaneous publication in

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John McCain Dies

Longtime U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) died Saturday. McCain, 81, served 36 years in Congress, and was the 2008 Republican nominee for president.

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Far-Left Anti-Trump Bisexual Governor of Oregon In Surprisingly Close Race For Re-Election

A Republican challenger for governor has a slight lead in deeply Democratic Oregon, and it's being attributed to voter fatigue with resistance to President Donald Trump and horror over the antics of Antifa outside a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in the state's largest city.