The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal have announced that Father Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., has died at the age of 81. The co-founder of the order passed away on October 3rd at 11 PM, the vigil of the ...

Fr. Benedict Groeschel, a Franciscan priest whose long beard, gray robes, prolific writings and often controversial views made him a distinctive and popular presence in Catholic media, died Friday at ...

NEW YORK (RNS) Groeschel was an outspoken opponent of abortion and was quick to defend the church against what he saw as unfair criticism. But his critique of media coverage of the clergy sex abuse ...

TOTOWA, N.J. – Father Benedict J. Groeschel, who was a founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, a leading anti-abortion figure and popular author, retreat master, and preacher, died Oct. 3 at ...

I am reliably informed that the word has gone out at EWTN that the network’s leadership is under attack by me and others in the blogosphere for the way it handled the Benedict Groeschel matter, ...

The Rev. Benedict Groeschel, a well-known Catholic author and television personality, has given up his longtime spot on the conservative cable network EWTN following comments in which he appeared to ...