Pope Francis faces accusation of ignoring sexual abuse
PBS News Hour, Aug. 27, 2018 — Another accusation has emerged in the Catholic Church’s ongoing sexual abuse scandal. A former senior Vatican diplomat to the U.S., Carlo Maria Vigano claims that Pope Francis knew about, and ignored, allegations of wrongdoing by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, previously archbishop of Washington, D.C. William Brangham turns to Dennis Coday, an editor for the National Catholic Reporter, to discuss.
View the video here: Watch it here. A transcript of the tape is here: Read the Full Transcript
Updates on the clergy sex abuse crisis
Sept. 7, 2018 — As the podcast comes back from a summer hiatus, we take a long look at the recent months’ news around clergy sexual abuse that has re-opened a wound for many Catholics around the world.
Updates from the NCR Newsroom
Dec 1, 2017 — In this episode, NCR editor Dennis Coday stops by the studio to talk about recent news, including the pope’s visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh, the extradition of a Salvadoran former colonel, and tax reform and sexual assault news in the U.S.
‘Magnum Principium,’ liturgy and language
Sept. 15, 2017 — Pope Francis on Sept. 9 released Magnum Principium, a document announcing new canon law for liturgical translations. Msgr. Rick Hilgartner, former executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Office for Divine Worship, talks about what this means for the church. Later, NCR Editor Dennis Coday and Celebration Editor Denise Simeone discuss the historical perspective on liturgical changes and the importance of language in Catholic prayers.
Dennis Coday 