Pope Francis

The big story: Pope Francis responds to Viganò claim

what happened? pope francis has said he does not remember if he was told about theodore mccarrick’s predations. in an interview with valenti...
Staff writers

What do papal apologies achieve?

during his successful but unheralded trip to romania last weekend, pope francis offered an apology to the romani people. speaking in the cen...
The Catholic Herald

Morning Catholic must-reads: 06/06/19

if the amazon synod calls for married priests, “the pope would accept it” , cardinal walter kasper has said. vladimir putin will meet pope f...
Luke Coppen

Former head of Pontifical Academy for Life dies aged 90

cardinal elio sgreccia, president emeritus of the pontifical academy for life, has died at the age of 90. a press release from the academy f...
Aaron Benavides

Pro-life laws are 'extremist hate,' UN official says

efforts to restrict abortion in the u.s. have drawn strong denunciations from a senior united nations official, who called recent pro-l...
Catholic News Agency

DiNardo accused of mishandling clerical sexual misconduct case

the president of the u.s. bishops’ conference has been accused of mishandling an allegation of sexual coercion made against his former vicar...
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Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/06/19

nigeria’s bishops have called for an “urgent intervention” to tackle rising insecurity. between 1950 and 1980 there were abuse allegations a...
Luke Coppen

Stop calling priests 'Father', says cardinal

new zealand cardinal john dew has said it is time to stop calling priests “father.” in an april newsletter , dew said that ending the use of...
Aaron Benavides

Australian bishops adopt new standards for child protection

last week the australian bishop' conference and catholic religious australia adopted new standards to combat the sexual abuse of children an...
Catholic News Agency

Full text of Pope Francis's in-flight press conference from Romania

alessandro gisotti, interim director of the holy see press office: good evening. welcome, holy father. welcome. return flight: holy father, ...
Catholic News Agency