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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.

Pope says 'silence' is the best response to 'people lacking good will'

The Pope advocated silence 'with people who seek only scandal, with those who look for division'

Catholic News Service

Cardinal Tobin reportedly declined to investigate McCarrick misconduct rumours

The cardinal was 'incredulous' when he heard the rumours

Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Viganò recounts papal meeting with Kim Davis

The former US nuncio alleged that either Juan Carlos Cruz or Pope Francis was not telling the truth

Catholic News Agency

Argentine bishops declare support for Pope Francis

'We ask the Holy Spirit to fill him with wisdom and strength'

Catholic News Service

Pope Francis and McCarrick: where does the evidence lead?

Archbishop Viganò made four major claims. But do the facts support them?

Dan Hitchens

Viganò letter: 14,000 Catholic women ask Pope Francis for answers

A petition, started by the US-based Catholic Women's Forum, said the Pope's response so far had been 'inadequate'

Staff Reporter

Viganò answers critics in new interviews

The archbishop, whose testimony accused Pope Francis of covering for Archbishop McCarrick, has been criticised for his record

Staff Reporter

Cardinal Wuerl: 'I ask for forgiveness for my errors in judgment'

The cardinal said he would 'give anything to turn the clock around and have the Church do everything right'

Staff Reporter

Australian bishops reject call to lift Seal of Confession in abuse cases

In a formal response Australia's bishops and religious said the seal made children more safe, not less

Catholic News Service

Seminarians were McCarrick aides amid abuse investigation

McCarrick had seminarian assistants until June 2018, about a year after the archdiocese knew he was being investigated

Ed Condon/CNA

Catholic judge issues death penalty to serial killer

The Ohio judge said he believed in the sanctity of life and did not make the judgment lightly

Staff Reporter

Morning Catholic must-reads: 31/08/18

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Luke Coppen

Bishop Lopes: I don’t believe bishops who plead ignorance of McCarrick

Bishop Lopes criticised 'cardinals and bishops who have rushed to the television cameras, saying, "I knew nothing"’

Staff Reporter

Viganò letter: Cardinal Parolin says Pope Francis is 'serene'

The cardinal was speaking after a report claimed the Pope felt 'embittered' by the controversy

Staff Reporter

Colombian cardinal denounces 'shameful' attacks on Pope Francis

Cardinal Salazar suggested Pope Francis was being attacked because of his focus on justice for the poor

Catholic News Service

Deep waters

when church historians look back on the early 21st century, they may focus on a middle-ranking italian archbishop. he was unfamiliar to most...

The Catholic Herald

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The big story of the past seven days

✣ archbishop’s letter stuns the church what happened? archbishop carlo maria viganò, former nuncio to the united states, accused pope franci...

Staff writers

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Viganò letter: After the explosion

the former nuncio’s intervention will change the american church on saturday, the national catholic register published a “testimony” written...

Michael Warren Davis

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