Catholics are disappointed in BishopJohn Barres’ response to the plight of immigrants, even though Latinos and other Hispanics make up a large percentage of Catholics here on Long Island.
Catholic parishes in Western New York agree they should pursue a rapid, pre-packaged bankruptcy process to settle child sex abuse claims and end the Buffalo Diocese’s prolonged Chapter 11 case ....
The Buffalo Diocese will move to resolve its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case by having all parishes file for bankruptcy, as well, through a process known as “rapid prepackaged bankruptcy” that has been used in a couple other diocesan bankruptcy cases ....
Is the "big story" that some Catholic parishes are growing or that many others are dying? To answer that question, it's important to study other powerful trends in Catholic life ... adults "are former Catholics.".