The number of priests worldwide has declined for the first time since 2010, according to new Vatican statistics (Vatican bulletin).

Cardinal Gerhard Müller has described Cardinal George Pell’s abuse conviction as “absolutely unbelievable”.

Chilean Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati is being sued for allegedly covering up clerical sexual abuse of an adult.

Massimo Faggioli explains why the papal visit to the UAE was “controversial within the Vatican”.

Matt Abbott asks why a priest’s murder in Wisconsin remains unsolved 21 years later.

Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil notes that LA archdiocese “has ordained only one US-born African American priest in its 82-year history”.

And David Clayton argues that it’s problematic to depict Our Lady without her Son.

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