Priestly celibacy is “a decisive grace that characterises the Latin Catholic Church”, Pope Francis has said in a new book on St John Paul II.
The Pope has hosted a meeting between debt-laden Argentina and the International Monetary Fund.
A bishop has denied “that forced conversion is taking place in Uttar Pradesh or anywhere in India” in response to Hindu nationalist claims.
The Vatican has ordered a further investigation into the conduct of US Bishop Michael Hoeppner.
Belgium’s Catholic universities will train imams in “the fundamental values of the Belgian state”.
