Catholic Church

What was missing from the Pope’s closing remarks at the abuse summit

pope francis this morning delivered his concluding remarks to participants in the four-day meeting on child protection that began last thurs...
Christopher R. Altieri

Venezuelan bishops call for humanitarian aid to be distributed

the venezuelan bishops’ conference is calling on nicolas maduro’s government to allow humanitarian aid to enter the country and be peacefull...
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Files naming abusers were destroyed, says cardinal

transparent, reliable and respectful administration is critical for counteracting sinful behavior within the catholic church, said german ca...
Carol Glatz

'What have I failed to do?' - Pope leads bishops in abuse crisis examination of conscience

pope francis saturday led the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences in a penitential liturgy and examination of conscience on their...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

If you read just one speech from the abuse summit, make it this one

(rome — february 23rd, 2019) there’s one speech you need to read from the saturday sessions of the vatican’s child protection meeting — a da...
Christopher R. Altieri

Rosica apologizes for plagiarism

a long-time vatican spokesman has admitted to passing off the writing of others as his own, and apologized for plagiarizing. “what i’ve done...
JD Flynn/CNA

Letters from the Vatican #5

at the beginning of february, a month in which an intense, global media spotlight has been focused on the catholicism’s struggles with cleri...
Xavier Rynne II

Abuse summit day two: How to hold bishops to account

(rome – february 22nd, 2019) “accountability”: that was the theme chosen for day 2 of the meeting for the protection of minors taking place ...
Christopher R. Altieri

A new ideology is attacking celibacy. We've been through all this before

the consensus has it out for priestly celibacy and chastity in catholicism. which means we the faithful, lay and clerical, are called to ral...
Sohrab Ahmari

Tagle: Confront the 'stench of filth' caused by abuse

an expert on abuse prevention offered “practical suggestions” to participants at a vatican summit on child sexual abuse on thursday, while t...
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