Christopher Altieri

All we know for sure is that he is no longer Bishop of Crookston, after some investigation and "determination" -- and that he says he will “move out of state to a warmer climate.”

a rider at sundown (patrick pleul/dpa/afp via getty images) church's pledge of transparency unfulfilled in +hoeppner case by christopher r. ...

The priests who testified on Wednesday are Frs. Angelo Magistrelli, Enzo Pacelli, and Luigi Portarulo. They all appeared to cast doubt on the testimony of a key witness: former Saint Pius X seminarian Kamil Jarzembowski, whose claims regarding the climate and culture of the institution have contributed to public scrutiny and been a focal point of the criminal proceedings.

three priests gave testimony on wednesday in an abuse and coverup trial underway in the vatican, all of whom denied ever witnessing or heari...

<i>The Times</i> reported Sunday that the victim has sent a letter threatening suit against the Archdiocese of Westminster, for personal injury. She says she was “re-traumatised” by Church safeguarding staff after she reported her abuse.

a victim of clerical sexual abuse who gave evidence to the iicsa regarding her molestation and subsequent maltreatment by&nbsp; leaders and ...

When it comes to stepping on their own message, neither the pope nor the Vatican has need of the press corps’ help. This time, however, it's different.

pope francis and cardinal becciu, undated file photo ©vatican media john allen is right. in his easter column at crux , he says the vatican ...

Several news reports say Pope Francis celebrated Thursday afternoon around 5:30pm Rome Time in Cardinal Becciu's private chapel, inside the cardinal's apartment in the Palazzo del Sant'Uffizio -- the headquarters of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- a stone's throw from the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse.

-- rome -- pope francis reportedly celebrated mass of the lord's supper on holy thursday, in the private chapel of cardinal angelo becciu --...

Recalling a powerful theme of his homily at his inaugural Mass and a core motif of the Year of St. Joseph in which the Church is currently living, Pope Francis noted that St. Joseph was not only the protector of Jesus when Our Lord was an infant, nor is he only the protector of the Church in a general way today, but is "the protector of vocations."

pope francis released his message for the 2021 world day of prayer for vocations on thursday, march 19 th – the solemnity of st. joseph – sa...

The witness – identified by his initials, L.G. – offered a detailed account of the facts, which was occasionally at odds with earlier reported claims.

“over the years,” the accuser testified on wednesday, “i resigned myself. ‘do what you want,’ i thought, ‘just hurry up and leave, because i...

The statement was in answer to a precise question, or dubium: “Does the Church have the power to give the blessing to unions of persons of the same sex?” CDF gave its reply in one word: “Negative.”

cover image by jim mcintosh /flickr via wikimedia commons cc by 2.0 the vatican’s doctrinal office issued a statement on monday saying the c...

...an exercise of brute force clothed in a gossamer administrative fig-leaf, with implausible reason given — raising questions of the true motive — ill-considered, ad hoc, juridically slapdash at best,...

eighth anniversaries aren’t special. neither are administrative circulars. normally, i wouldn’t bother thinking about either, let alone writ...

He went not just to proclaim Christ, but to proclaim our dependence upon Christ, in the face of suffering that can't be swept away.

pope francis is back in rome, and his historic visit to iraq is in the books. by all the usual metrics, the trip was a magnificent success. ...

"Today," said Pope Francis in his homily, "I can see at first hand that the Church in Iraq is alive, that Christ is alive and at work in this, his holy and faithful people."

pope francis was the chief celebrant and homilist at mass for some 10,000 iraqis at franso hariri stadium in erbil, northern iraq, on sunday...

The gathering took place in <i>Hosh al-Bieaa</i> – Church Square – in Mosul, where four churches sit: Syriac Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syro-Orthodox, and Chaldean.

in mosul, the rubble of so-called is destruction is frequently indistinguishable from the rubble of incipient rebuilding, where efforts to r...

The core of Pope Francis's message was one of universal fraternity and universal respect for human life and dignity as the only sure foundations for society and the only true guides to responsible stewardship of the created order, with which God has entrusted us.

pope francis made an historic visit on saturday morning, to the ancient city of ur -- the city of the patriarch, abraham, claimed as "father...