What caused the clergy sex abuse crisis? Catholic universities are pushing for debate on the answer. (Washington Post)

By Michelle Boorstein- What is the root cause of the sexual abuse crisis? This was the question addressed at the third installation of the Healing the Breach of Trust conference… Read More

Healing The Breach of Trust: Catholic Media

The third session of the Healing the Breach of Trust conference series addresses the root causes of the crisis. Editors of three top national Catholic publications weigh in: Greg Erlandson… Read More

Healing The Breach of Trust: Sexuality

The third session of the Healing the Breach of Trust conference series addresses the root causes of the crisis. Father Paul Sullins (Catholic University) and Julie Hanlon Rubio (Jesuit School… Read More

Healing The Breach of Trust: Organizational Behavior

The third session of the Healing the Breach of Trust conference series addresses the root causes of the crisis. Gary Weaver (University of Delaware) and Michael Edward Brown (Penn State… Read More

Healing the Breach of Trust: The Role of Clericalism

The third session of the Healing the Breach of Trust conference series addresses the root causes of the crisis. Chad Pecknold (Catholic University) and Richard Gaillardetz (Boston College) discuss the… Read More

Healing The Breach of Trust: Navigating the Crisis

The third session of the Healing the Breach of Trust conference series addresses the root causes of the crisis. Stephen White and Susan Timoney offer reflections on navigating the current… Read More

Faced with an Ongoing Sexual-Abuse Crisis, What Are Catholic Parents to Do? (The Atlantic)

By Julie Beck and Ashley Fetters- A look at the abuse crisis from the point of view of Catholic parents, including well-known Catholic moms who blog. One mom describes the… Read More

What Catholic universities are doing to address the sex abuse crisis (CNA)

By Mary Rezak- Catholic News Agency profiled the efforts of several Catholic universities to participate in renewal efforts in the wake of the sexual abuse crisis of 2018. The Catholic… Read More

New Leadership in Baltimore and Boston

Stephen White of Catholic University reports on how the archdioceses of Baltimore and Boston each set up a third-party reporting system in 2019 that would accept allegations against the bishop.PCP… Read More

Many U.S. Catholics Question Their Membership Amid Scandal (Gallup)

Jeffrey M. Jones- As the Catholic church responds to more allegations of sexual abuse of young people by priests, an increasing percentage of Catholics are re-examining their commitment to the… Read More

Analysis: What’s next for Cardinal Pell? (CNA)

By Ed Condon- This is an analysis of Cardinal Pell’s conviction of five counts of sexual abuse of minors and subsequent sentencing to six years in prison. Pell has maintained… Read More

Stephen White discusses The Catholic Project (The Patrick McCormack Show/Relevant Radio)

Stephen White, Executive Director of The Catholic Project at Catholic University, discussed the work of The Catholic Project on The Patrick McCormack Show on Relevant Radio.