A Chicago priest known for his longtime social justice ministry has been placed on leave, following an abuse allegation for an incident said to have taken place some three decades ago. In a July 11 letter, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago informed the archdiocese’s Faith Community of St. Sabina that senior pastor Fr. Michael Pfleger had been…
Fr. Brendan McGuire used to be a Silicon Valley technology executive. Now he’s hearing their confessions. Today, the Irish-born pastor of St. Simon Catholic Parish in Los Altos, California, is helping to shape the moral conscience of the artificial intelligence industry. Earlier this year, he was among the faith leaders invited by Anthropic, the AI…
Two years ago, a Catholic priest and his driver set out on one of the most dangerous roads in South Sudan and were never seen again. Now, church leaders in the country say they want to know what happened to the two, and they’re putting a spotlight on the growing number of disappeared in the…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A priest in Poland is accused of the brutal murder of a 68-year-old homeless man, prompting the Archbishop of Warsaw to formally request his defrocking by the…
