Missouri bishop calls for 'resolute action' in response to abuse crisis

A few days before the U.S. bishops met in Baltimore for their annual fall assembly, Jefferson City Bishop W. Shawn McKnight released the names of the 33 priests and religious brothers who have been credibly accused and/or removed from ministry in the diocese.

'Mystery priest' hopes media hype won't obscure message of God's love

An unlikely chain of events made him a stand-in for every priest who has ever ministered to the faithful in an emergency.