James V. Grimaldi

Exclusive: Pope Leo critic now says her lawyer might have had a secret agenda A lawyer seemed to have a conflict of interest when he represented sisters who claimed the future pope covered up their abuse allegations against two priests. Now, one sister says her lawyer "didn't r...

Keep asking questions, keep digging, pursue the truth without fear or favor www.ncronline.org/vatican/excl... @bfragancr.bsky.social began this investigation and @McLellan_Js went to Peru to answer questions

Former Opus Dei numerary's memoir claims abuse, trafficking In Serve: My Lost Years at the Heart of Opus Dei, Anne Marie Allen documents the domestic servitude which she and other Irish women say they were lured into with the promise of vocational training in ...

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Breathtaking corruption

In Trump’s D.C. surge, helicopters hovered and surveilled day and night Park Police helicopters circled more often than they did in the same time period last year and at lower altitudes than other law enforcement helicopters in D.C. this August.

During President Trump’s month-long anti-crime surge in D.C., U.S. Park Police helicopters circled or hovered over the city seven times as much as they did during the same time last year, and they did so at lower altitudes.

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

Let’s be charitable. Who among us hasn’t accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents? www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Tears of joy as Egyptian immigrant and Cincinnati chaplain is released from detention As Ayman Soliman spoke to supporters, people held  signs reading "Finally Home," "Home Is Here" and "Immigrants Welcome here."

Tears of joy as Egyptian immigrant and Cincinnati chaplain is released from detention www.ncronline.org/news/tears-j...

Cardinal Dolan calls the late Charlie Kirk 'a modern-day St. Paul.' I'm not making this up. Cardinal Dolan joins the Catholic right's ever growing quest to lionize the late Charlie Kirk as a Christian martyr.

Cardinal Dolan's hyperbolic, Fox-friendly comments are just the latest in a series of attempts by wannabe conservative influencers to whitewash some of Kirk's more unsavory statements. www.ncronline.org/opinion/card... @ncronline.bsky.social

Pope Leo's 1st formal interview: Wage inequality, Elon Musk, peace and polarization Pope Leo XIV decried economic inequality between rank-and-file workers and corporate titans, according to transcripts from his first formal interview with a journalist since ascending to the papacy.

Talk about burying the lede

he raised Elon Musk’s salary? Why yes. Yes he did. www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...

Pope Leo's 1st formal interview: Wage inequality, Elon Musk, peace and polarization Pope Leo XIV decried economic inequality between rank-and-file workers and corporate titans, according to transcripts from his first formal interview with a journalist since ascending to the papacy.

Wait. What? In Pope Leo's 1st formal interview he raised Elon Musk’s salary? Why yes. Yes he did. www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...

Trump’s policy threatens religious liberty of immigrants, Catholic leaders say Legal and Catholic social teaching specialists appearing at Georgetown University noted that Trump’s aggressive pursuit of immigrants near churches and schools was frightening migrants away from relig...

Trump’s policy threatens religious liberty of immigrants, Catholic leaders say www.ncronline.org/trump-s-poli...

Peyton and the pope? Manning invites Pope Leo to join NFL Monday Night 'Manningcast' "If you're watching, your holiness, this is an open invitation. Come on the show anytime."

Peyton and the pope? I don’t think so. Lotsa luck Manning on Pope Leo invite to join NFL Monday Night 'Manningcast' www.ncronline.org/news/peyton-...

They don't identify with a religion, but they often believe in God, afterlife A Pew study finds many religiously unaffiliated people, so-called "nones," still have spiritual beliefs. Views run the gamut from agnostics to avowed atheists to agnostics. A 66-year-old atheist raise...

They don't identify with a religion, but they often believe in God, afterlife www.ncronline.org/news/they-do...

The degeneracy of Christian nationalism and the demolition of culture President Donald Trump's assault on art and culture is only outdone by his debasement of his fellow humans, writes Phyllis Zagano.

The United States exists in a new-old universe. After 250 years of democracy, it seems infected with totalitarianism, racial superiority, anti-communism and all the petrified theories advanced by another populist politician, Adolph Hitler.

Donald Trump did say he would be a dictator on day one.

This 72-year-old vegan, weight-lifting nun is winning awards and turning heads A winding life of curiosity led Dominican Sister Pat Farrell to religious life, a vegan diet and powerlifting. The Californian won her weight class for bench pressing 77 pounds and deadlifting more th...

Tired of bad news and doom-scrolling? Read about this 72-year-old vegan, weight-lifting nun who is winning awards and turning heads www.ncronline.org/news/72-year...

After church shooting, Pope Leo calls for end to 'pandemic of guns'; most US bishops demur The archbishops of Chicago and Detroit echoed the prayers and condolences of fellow bishops, but also called for action to rein in gun violence in America. The bishops' conference statement fell short...

US bisops, meanwhile, hold their fire www.ncronline.org/news/most-us...

Pope demands end to the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting "The voice of weapons must be silenced, while the voice of fraternity and justice must rise," Pope Leo XIV said.

Pope demands end to the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting www.ncronline.org/vatican/pope...

Parents reunite with their children in aftermath of church shooting "They're safe. They're upset, but they're safe": Parents of children who survived the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church spoke about finding their kids at the scene Aug. 27 in Minneapolis.

Parents reunite with their children in aftermath of church shooting www.ncronline.org/news/parents...

Minneapolis gunman, firing through church windows, kills 2 children In the first week of school, gunfire erupted at Annunciation Catholic School in south Minneapolis. Massive police and federal response descends on neighborhood. The gunman was reported to be dead.

"These kids were literally praying," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said. "It was the first week of school. They were in a church. They should be able to go to school or church without the risk of fear or violence." www.ncronline.org/news/minneap...

Faith leaders and supporters rally as Kilmar Ábrego García taken into custody Salvadoran immigrant Kilmar Ábrego García was again detained by ICE after a brief release to his family over the weekend. His saga has become a global flashpoint in Trump's mass deportation efforts.

Faith leaders and supporters rally as Kilmar Ábrego García taken into custody. "We need the courage to take action. This is not going to stop here," Catholic priest says www.ncronline.org/news/faith-l...

Howard University president to step down - WTOP News Ben Vinson III will step down from his post as the president of Howard University in D.C.

Howard University is looking for a new president. Paging @Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch

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Pope Leo to include housemates in Apostolic Palace Italian daily newspaper reports that Augustinian friars are expected to join Leo when he moves into the papal apartment so that he can continue the communal life of his religious order.

Details on Pope Leo's 'housemates' in Apostolic Palace www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...

Arrupe's role murky in dispute over ordination of abusive Jesuit Exclusive: Local Society of Jesus officials disagreed about making Donald B. Dickerson a priest, court records show. It's unclear if the superior general would have stopped it — and whether he had all...

Arrupe's role murky in dispute over ordination of abusive Jesuit www.ncronline.org/news/arrupes...

Trump's flawed DC takeover lacks factual, legal rationale Not only does the claimed takeover lack factual or legal justification, it fails to advance even the executive order's stated goals, says Mary Graw Leary, D.C. law professor and a former assistant U.S...

Trump's flawed DC takeover lacks factual, legal rationale, former Justice Department lawyer says www.ncronline.org/opinion/trum...

You've heard of Thomas Merton. Many other Trappist monks also lived remarkable lives. "From my own observation, the 'seven-storey mountain' and the 'secular city' often are found at the exact same lovely address," writes Mike O'Brien.

You've heard of Thomas Merton. Many other Trappist monks also lived remarkable lives. www.ncronline.org/opinion/youv...
See reference to Colman McCarthy

Catholics, faith leaders give aid, comfort to immigrants at hearings as ICE arrests rise San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Felipe Pulido has partnered with Episcopal, Lutheran, Jewish and Muslim clergy, as well as lay people, to provide accompaniment for immigrants at U.S. Immigration and Custom...

Catholics, faith leaders give aid, comfort to immigrants at hearings as ICE arrests rise www.ncronline.org/catholics-fa... @ncronline.bsky.social

100 days. 10 moments. 1 US-born pope. Pope Leo XIV, elected May 8, reaches his 100th day as pope on Aug. 16. Here's a look back at the top 10 moments of the first pope from the United States.

100 days. 10 moments. 1 US-born pope. www.ncronline.org/news/100-day...

In another blow to Catholic media, Our Sunday Visitor magazine to cease publishing The number of Catholic newspapers in the U.S. dropped from 196 in 2006 to 118 in 2020.

In another blow to print media, a 110+ year old publication Our Sunday Visitor magazine to cease publishing www.ncronline.org/news/osv-end...

Pope Leo tops Trump and Zelenskyy in Gallup world leader poll The pontiff is viewed more favorably across party lines, although "consistent with the ideological differences in his ratings, he is liked better by Democrats than Republicans."

Pope Leo tops Trump and Zelenskyy in Gallup world leader poll www.ncronline.org/news/pope-le...

Holy Family shelling strikes symbolic and humanitarian nerve U.S. Catholic institutions and peace advocates condemned and mourned the deadly strike, calling for an immediate ceasefire, protection of civilians, and accountability for the attack that killed three...

Holy Family shelling strikes symbolic and humanitarian nerve www.ncronline.org/news/holy-fa...

An affront