Topic: Milwaukee

Parishioners asked to attend church unarmed

MILWAUKEE (Reuters)- Roman Catholic bishops in Wisconsin are urging their parishioners not to bring weapons to church now that a new law permits state residents to carry concealed firearms."Intuitively, we understand that acts of violence, destruction, and murder are antithetical to the ...
The US Roman Catholic archdiocese of Milwaukee filed Tuesday for bankruptcy protection to help it meet weighty financial obligations brought on by the child sex abuse scandal that has rocked the church for decades.Bankruptcy protection would allow the US midwestern archdiocese, where ...
Milwaukee's Jewish Museum, located on the lower east side of the city, is a museum dedicated to preserving Wisconsin's Jewish history through community records, exhibits, and genealogical resources. The museum shows the cultural and economic impact that the Jewish community had on ...

A priest boomlet in Milwaukee?

Local press reports sure make it sound that way: Church officials are hoping an increase in the number of priests graduating from the Milwaukee Archdiocese's St. Francis de Sales Seminary will help slow Milwaukee's growing priest shortage. But it might not be ...

US bishop defends pope's handling of abuse cases

A US Roman Catholic bishop whose archdiocese has been rocked by a child sex scandal has defended Pope Benedict XVI against accusations he allowed the pedophilia outrage to happen.Archbishop of Milwaukee Jerome Listecki, whose archdiocese was stung by a scandal involving a ...
Priest involved in sex-abuse investigation of Wisconsin colleague defends Vatican's responseA priest who investigated allegations that another priest sexually abused some 200 deaf Wisconsin children over a 24-year span defended the Vatican's handling of the case Tuesday, saying it's unfair to assume ...
Wis. priest accused of molesting 200 deaf boys was spared defrocking in 1990s by future popeArthur Budzinski says the first time the priest molested him, he was 12 years old, alone and away from home at a school for the deaf. He ...

Pope accountable for hiding priest abuses: U.S. victim

MILWAUKEE, Wis (Reuters) - Pope Benedict should be held accountable for doing nothing about a Wisconsin priest who was accused of sexually abusing as many as 200 boys at a Milwaukee school for the deaf, one of his victims said on Thursday.Arthur ...
Jerome Listecki is installed as archbishop of MilwaukeeJerome Listecki has been installed as the Archbishop of Milwaukee.In his homily Monday, the 60-year-old Listecki emphasized his friendship with his predecessor, Timothy Dolan and his fears he won't be able to fill his shoes.The ...
Milwaukee clergy abuse victim, advocates disappointed with former archbishop's upcoming memoirA victim of an abusive Roman Catholic priest and victims' supporters expressed disappointment Monday over former Archbishop Rembert Weakland's upcoming memoir and say he and the Milwaukee church continue to hide one ...
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