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[Catholic Caucus] Edward Feser’s lecture canceled by Catholic seminary while Fr. James Martin is allowed to speakThe Catholic philosopher lamented that he's 'not welcome to speak to seminarians about how to defend the Church’s teaching on the soul’s immortality' in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. St. John’s Seminary canceled a lecture by Catholic philosopher Edward Feser because he was “too controversial.”On February 13, Feser wrote on X: “I had been invited to speak later this month at St. John’s Seminary in Los Angeles. I have now been informed that the event is being cancelled due to complaints from unnamed critics...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ChurchMilitant.com) - Police believe a body found buried in a shallow grave is a retired priest with a scandalous past linked to a gay network of priests in Massachusetts.Reports are suggesting that human remains found buried near Santa Monica, Texas on Friday are that of a retired priest that has been missing since Aug. 1. Father William M. Costello, from the diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, was living in the resort town of South Padre Island about 60 miles south of where the body was found.Nikki Soto, the public information officer from South Padre Island told...