Catholic Church

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'

Viganò answers critics in new interviews

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

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'

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

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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

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

Morning Catholic must-reads: 31/08/18

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

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"’

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

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

I'm not ashamed to be called a ‘new ultramontanist’

In upholding immutable truths, the ultramontanists of the 19th century were the true progressives

Matthew Schmitz