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[Catholic Caucus] British MP says bishop opposes priest’s decision to deny him Communion over assisted suicide voteChris Coghlan claims Bishop Richard Moth disavowed Fr. Ian Vane's decision to bar him from Holy Communion after he voted for the 'Terminally Ill Adults' Bill to legalize assisted suicide.A British MP who was denied Holy Communion for voting to legalize assisted suicide says his bishop does not support the decision, and has suggested the priest acted without his backing.Liberal Democrat Chris Coghlan, who represents Dorking and Horley, told The Pillar that Bishop Richard Moth of Arundel and Brighton informed him “it is not...

Priests Fighting BackLegal action against false abuse allegationsPriests around the country are standing up for their good names.USA Today reported Saturday on how priests who say they’re wrongly accused are fighting back with defamation suits. The article discusses the case of Fr. Roy Herberger in Buffalo. The diocese removed him from ministry in 2018, after a man claimed Herberger abused him in the 1980s.Herberger: "I couldn't say Mass, I was stuck in my apartment by myself. I couldn't even attend funerals of people in the parish where I had retired from."But the accuser’s story didn’t add up, and after a...

Code: ZE03120908 Date: 2003-12-09 Vocations Crisis Demands Solid Priestly Formation, Says Pope Sees a "Trial of Faith" for Pastors and the Flock VATICAN CITY, DEC. 9, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II says the vocations crisis must be answered by seminaries that form future priests solidly, including emotionally and morally. The Pope illustrated this concern in an address Friday to the second group of French bishops, from the ecclesiastical provinces of Rennes and Rouen, who are on their five-yearly visit to Rome. In his address, the Holy Father focused on the "serious crisis of vocations" that France is experiencing, as...