Holy See

Pope Francis orders review of Vatican McCarrick files

However, the Pope stopped short of ordering an apostolic visitation

Catholic News Agency

Who appointed the Youth Synod's Chinese bishops?

The clear impression is that they were chosen by the government in Beijing

Fr Raymond de Souza

Even loyal bishops are dismayed by apparent Papal inaction on McCarrick

Pope Francis is facing criticism from some surprising places in the US

Michael Warren Davis

The McCarrick case is haunting the Youth Synod

Bishops and commentators wonder what happens in the absence of an investigation

Christopher R. Altieri

Letters from the Synod-2018: October 5 – Commentary

Reports and Commentary, from Rome and Elsewhere, on the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Xavier Rynne II

Sydney Archbishop apologises to young people for Church's failures

The Church failed the young not just through abuse but also failing to challenge them and offering 'unbeautiful' liturgy

I helped oversee safeguarding in England and Wales. I wonder if some bishops ‘get it’

I witnessed the complacency of Church officials at first hand

Francis calls for youth synod creativity- How will U.S. bishops answer the call?

Several members of the US delegation are known as original thinkers and leaders

Where do Catholics and feminists agree? – An interview with Professor Tracey Rowland

Some feminists see the pill as an 'unnecessary technological intervention in a woman’s body'

Francis Phillips

The bishops who’ve never seen their dioceses

For centuries, the Vatican has relied on the legal fiction of titular sees. Their history is more fraught than you might expect