“Lay Involvement” in Church Investigation Does Not Guarantee Truth or...
But the laypeople of “unimportant” diocese have the ability to influence the entire U.S. Catholic Church on accountability By Michael J. Iafrate What is happening in the Catholic Church in West...
View ArticleDiocese of Steubenville Releases List of Priests Accused of Abuse
The Catholic Committee of Appalachia applauds the Diocese of Steubenville for changing course and releasing its self-generated list of priests accused of abuse. We continue to insist that, while this...
View ArticleDiocese of Wheeling-Charleston Releases List of Priests Accused of Abuse
The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (DWC) has released the names of clergy who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors, both the names of credibly accused clergy from the DWC and credibly...
View ArticleCCA Featured in new Salt + Light Documentary, “Magisterium of the People”
Salt + Light Media has announced the premiere of the new documentary Magisterium of the People: The Story of the People’s Pastoral from the Catholic Committee of Appalachia. The film, directed and...
View ArticleCCA’s Episcopal Adviser Speaks Out on Covington Catholic Controversy
Lexington, KY Bishop John Stowe, who has served as Catholic Committee of Appalachia’s (CCA) Episcopal Adviser since 2015, has responded to the controversy surrounding the recent confrontation between...
View ArticleCCA Writes Pope Francis to Urge Ordination of Women Deacons
The following letter was approved by the CCA Board of Directors and sent to Pope Francis last week. His Holiness, Pope FrancisApostolic Palace00120 Vatican City February 26, 2019 Dear Pope Francis, We...
View ArticleWV Catholics Conduct Holy Week Witness at St. Joseph Cathedral Chrism Mass
A group of West Virginia Catholic laity gathered Tuesday evening (April 16, 2019) at St. Joseph Cathedral in Wheeling for a prayerful witness during and after the Chrism Mass celebrated by Apostolic...
View ArticleDiocese of Wheeling-Charleston adds names to lists of credibly accused clergy...
The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (DWC) has added a significant number of priests to their previously-published lists of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, without any...
View ArticleWV Catholic Group Receives Reprimand from Archbishop Lori
A group of West Virginia Catholics has received a letter from Archbishop William Lori reprimanding them for approaching the Archbishop for a sign of peace during a Chrism Mass liturgy at the Cathedral...
View ArticleFighting Abuse in the Church: What CCA is Doing
For almost two years, members of CCA have been increasingly engaged on the issue of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, specifically as it impacts our Appalachian dioceses. We have acted...
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