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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.
Pope Francis meets Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Iraq
pope francis and grand ayatollah ali sistani, march 06, 2021. image © vatican media an historic meeting shows when it comes to building brid...
John Cookson
Pope Francis: At the Presidential Palace in Iraq
-- baghdad -- pope francis arrived at the presidential palace in iraq on friday, in the heavily fortified green zone of the capital. an hono...
John Cookson
Bishops across US issue split messages on Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine
denver newsroom, mar 4, 2021 / 04:24 pm mt ( cna ) .- bishops across the united states have weighed in with varied guidance for their flocks...
Catholic News Agency
French investigator: As many as 10 thousand victims of clerical sexual abuse
the man leading a commission established by france’s catholic bishops to investigate clerical sexual abuse and hierarchical coverup has said...
Staff Reporter
Huzzah! Or, what a bawdy "historical" drama can teach us about Church reform
cover image © hulu “i'm happy to hear anyone's problems with me. don't worry about the bodies.” peter iii of russia stands before his royal ...
Charles Collins
UN Working with DRC to Bring Killers to Justice
the un is working “hand-in-hand with both the congolese and italian authorities as they conduct criminal investigations," into the attack la...
Christopher Altieri
Myanmar Crisis Deepens as Catholic Advocates Call for Peaceful Resolution
myanmar's civilian leader aung san suu kyi -- ousted 1 february in a military coup and taken into custody -- made a virtual court appearance...
Staff Reporter
The battle of the papal biographers
there is a magnificent scene in paolo sorrentino’s the young pope in which pius xiii, played by jude law, sits open-mouthed at a table in th...
Serenhedd James
The changing century
london and the 17th century: the making of the world's greatest city , by margarette lincoln £25, 384 pages, yale university press margarett...
Robert Gray
Analysis: Are legal reforms in the Vatican designed not to work?
a vatican city criminal court heard two days of frequently gruesome testimony last week, in the trial of two clerics: 28-year-old fr. gabrie...
Christopher Altieri
Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq Positive for Coronavirus Days Before Papal Trip
significant other risks also attend the visit, long desired by pope francis and highly anticipated by the sorely tried people of the country...
Christopher Altieri
Head of German Catholic bishops: ‘I do not deny Communion to a Protestant who asks for it’
cna staff, feb 26, 2021 / 04:00 am mt ( cna ) .- the president of the german catholic bishops’ conference said on thursday that he would con...
CNA Staff
As Fr Pfleger abuse inquiry continues, Chicago archdiocese counters 'misconceptions' of priest's supporters
chicago, ill., feb 25, 2021 / 07:01 pm mt ( cna ) .- defenders of outspoken activist priest fr. michael pfleger are wrong to claim an invest...
CNA Staff
Catholic bishops urge Sri Lankan government to release report on 2019 Easter bombings
colombo, sri lanka, feb 24, 2021 / 01:26 pm mt ( cna ) .- the sri lankan government must release its report on the easter 2019 terrorist att...
CNA Staff
Two Days of Testimony in Vatican Seminary Abuse Trial
a vatican court heard testimony on wednesday and thursday, from witnesses who said the accuser in a case of alleged abuse and coverup inside...
Christopher Altieri
Turn in Maltese Murder Investigation as Key Figure Makes Plea Deal
one of three men accused of assassinating investigative journalist daphne caruana galizia in malta in 2017 has received a 15-year prison sen...
Staff Reporter
Alleged abuse victim of Brooklyn bishop files civil lawsuit
trenton, n.j., feb 23, 2021 / 05:01 pm mt ( cna ) .- an alleged abuse victim who last year went public with allegations against the bishop o...
CNA Staff
Catholic leaders urge EU to be guided by solidarity in vaccine distribution
rome newsroom, feb 23, 2021 / 07:05 am mt ( cna ) .- catholic leaders in europe have urged the european union to be guided by solidarity, fr...
Hannah Brockhaus
"Vatican Justice" Doesn't Hold Water
so, the big news out of the vatican this week – some of it, at any rate – was that pope francis has again tweaked the vatican’s criminal jus...
Christopher Altieri
Pope Francis visits Shoah survivor, poet Edith Bruck
pope francis called on edith bruck, the 88-year-old hungarian-born italian poet, playwright, director, novelist, and translator who survived...
Staff Reporter
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