Patriarch Kirill has told Patriarch Bartholomew that if he recognises an independent Ukrainian Church he will “stop being the Primate of the Orthodox world”.
The Vatican was aware of abuse allegations against Legionaries of Christ founder Marcial Maciel as early as 1943, Cardinal João Bráz de Aviz has said.
A priest in Nigeria has described how he survived for four days on half a loaf of bread after he was kidnapped.
John Allen and Paul Moses comment on the resignations of Greg Burke and Paloma Garcia Ovejero.
