Catholic Church

Pittsburgh bishop announces Year of Repentance

The bishop called for the restoration of the Ember Days and the St Michael Prayer at Mass
Catholic News Agency

Leaked German study documents thousands of sexual abuse cases

The study documents sexual offenses against '3,677 predominantly male minors' between 1946 and 2014
Anian Christoph Wimmer/CNA

How to get teenagers interested in the faith? Try this film about John Paul II

'Karol, the man who became Pope' mixes modern history, moral dilemmas and human situations
Francis Phillips

Pope convokes world-wide meeting of bishops on abuse crisis

All the presidents of the world's bishops conferences will meet in February 2019
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Boston archdiocese says O’Malley will ‘personally review’ all abuse letters

In July it emerged that a letter outlining allegations against Archbishop McCarrick had never reached the cardinal
Catholic News Agency

What Pope Francis can clarify about the Vigano testimony – and what he can't

The Vatican is apparently preparing a response. But what can they really say?
Ed Condon/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 12/09/18

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

Wuerl to meet with Pope Francis to discuss resignation

In a letter to priests, the cardinal said he wanted to discuss his resignation ‘in the very near future’
JD Flynn/CNA

Syriac Patriarch celebrates restored cathedral: 'Our people have overcome'

The Syriac Catholic Patriarch rededicated the cathedral in Aleppo
Doreen Abi Raad

Food poverty is rising. But the St Vincent de Paul Society shows people still care

The response to SVP appeals from priests and parishioners has been overwhelming
Anita Boniface