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Pope Francis accepts resignation of bishop accused of abusing seminarians

Bishop Pineda's resignation comes as separate allegations build up against Cardinal McCarrick

Christopher R. Altieri

Pope accepts resignation of bishop accused of sexual and financial misconduct

Bishop Juan José Pineda is an auxiliary to Cardinal Maradiaga, one of the Pope's closest confidantes

Head of Vatican commission says contraception is 'intrinsically wrong'

There had been speculation that Mgr Gilfredo Marengo's commission would challenge Church teaching

Inside Britain's first Trappist brewery

Mount St Bernard Abbey faced an uncertain financial future. Then the monks created an ale that has critics buzzing

A ‘demonic’ regime

when cardinal leopoldo brenes heard that paramilitaries had surrounded a basilica in the city of diriamba, he dropped everything and rushed ...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣ cardinal’s aide arrested for alleged child abuse what happened? the former chancellor of the archdiocese of santiago, chile, was arrested ...

The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online cleared of murder – then hugged by a pope amaury coutansais-pervinquière told the incredible story of toma...

In brief

lansing, michigan consecrated virgins ‘shocked’ by new vatican rules the us association of consecrated virgins has said it is “deeply disapp...

The Vatican: When churches convert

the vatican is drawing up guidelines for the sale of deconsecrated buildings does not god dwell here anymore? that is the question a confere...

Christopher R. Altieri

Diary: by Harry Mount

why do british men wear socks and jackets during the intense heat? after years of sweating through summer parties, i’ve made a breakthrough ...