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The Big Story: Vatican introduces new law on reporting abuse

what happened? whistleblowers will be protected and bishops given extra scrutiny under new laws promulgated by pope francis last thursday. v...
The Catholic Herald

Vos estis: revolution and realism

last week the vatican announced with much fanfare a new law concerning clerical abuse. the law, issued via the document vos estis lux mundi ...
The Catholic Herald

The time to keep silence is over

one of the most interesting, and largely overlooked or at least under-noticed, points of pope francis’s new apostolic letter motu proprio , ...
Christopher R. Altieri

Diocese 'surprised' by police search in abuse investigation

a spokeswoman for the diocese of dallas has said they were surprised by a police search of three properties. police executed search warrants...
David Sedeno

Beijing and Rome can work together, Parolin tells Chinese media

in an interview with a chinese state-run publication, vatican secretary of state cardinal pietro parolin welcomed the opportunity for china ...
Courtney Grogan/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/05/19

the amazon synod “will have universal repercussions” , cardinal cláudio hummes has said. there is an “increased trust” between the vatican a...
Luke Coppen

Papal almoner restores power to building occupied by homeless

cardinal konrad krajewski climbed down a manhole saturday to restore the power supply to a disused, italian state-owned property in rome whe...
Catholic News Agency

Confused about life? Listen to the Good Shepherd, Pope Francis advises

on sunday, pope francis advised listening to and speaking with christ the good shepherd in prayer, so that one can be guided on the right pa...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Pope permits pilgrimages to Medjugorje as apparitions continue to be studied

pope francis has given the green light for catholics to organize pilgrimages to medjugorje, a site of alleged marian apparitions, though the...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/05/19

jesus the good shepherd “is attentive to each one of us” , pope francis said at yesterday’s regina caeli ( full text , full video ). the pop...
Luke Coppen