In a hopeful and historic new chapter for more than a million Roman Catholics in New Jersey, Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, a moderate churchman in the mold of Pope Francis, was officially installed Friday as leader of the Archdiocese of Newark. … More Cardinal Joseph Tobin installed as leader of Newark Archdiocese
In large measure because of an investigation by NJ Advance Media, convicted child molester Gregorio Martinez, once a fugitive, is back behind bars. … More Accused child predator, back in N.J., held without bail
The ‘resurrection story’ of a once-exiled bishop. … More Who is Newark’s new cardinal? An introduction to Joe Tobin
The appointment of Joseph W. Tobin marks the first time a cardinal will preside over the Archdiocese of Newark. … More In historic first, a cardinal expected to be named head of Newark Archdiocese
Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety, considered one of the most progressive Roman Catholic bishops in America during his 12-year tenure as head of the Archdiocese of Newark, died Tuesday, the archdiocese confirmed. He was 104. … More Former Archbishop Peter Gerety, world’s oldest Catholic bishop, dead at 104
He was a dark horse in the papal election, a little-known Argentine cardinal who rarely traveled outside South America and whose emergence as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics surprised even the most experienced Vatican-watchers. Less than three years into his tenure and with his first trip to the United States at hand, … More Who is Pope Francis? A primer on the pontiff
The Rev. Ray Leonard learned firsthand about government repression while serving the poor in Tibet. Back home in the U.S., he wasn’t about to let his own government infringe on religious liberty. … More The NJ priest who faced down the federal government — and won
New Jersey’s bishops won’t say where priests who were credibly accused of sexual abuse are living. … More Hidden priests, secret pasts
The Rev. Matthew Riedlinger was suspended from ministry after The Star-Ledger disclosed his sexually explicit text messages with a person he believed to be a teenage boy. … More Priest in sexting sting thought he was talking to 16-year-old boy, wanted to meet
Parishioners at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Oradell first noticed the man in November. Each night, he slept in the rectory. Every morning, he attended Mass in the soaring brick church, across the street from the parish’s elementary school. What parishioners didn’t know — what neither their pastor nor the Archdiocese of Newark told … More Newark Archdiocese stirs outrage after allowing accused molester to live in parish
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