Pope Francis

God’s wrath is just as great as his mercy, Pope warns

christians must not take advantage of god’s forgiveness — selfishly repeating sin after sin — because god’s wrath for those who refuse to ch...

Morning Catholic must-reads: 28/02/19

new figures show there were 29 mob attacks on indian christians in january. pope francis will not visit uganda in july , president yoweri mu...

The Church is experiencing a 'crisis of not following Jesus Christ,' says Archbishop Gomez

archbishop jose gomez of los angeles responded to the vatican’s summit on abuse by stressing the need for a renewal of fidelity within the e...

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Pell to appeal guilty verdict

cardinal pell has lodged an appeal against his conviction for sexual offences, his lawyers have said. in a statement issued after a court li...

Court finds Cardinal Pell guilty of sexual offences

prosecutors have abandoned a planned second trial against australian cardinal george pell, who was convicted in december 2018 on five charge...

The Church needs transparency. These two cases show it has a long way to go

(rome — 25 february 2019)  even before the thing began — whatever the thing was that happened over four days last week and into sunday ...

Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Francis covered up for bishop who had gay porn on his phone, Vatican journalist says

a prominent vatican journalist has accused pope francis of covering up for an argentine bishop who had gay porn on his phone. inés san marti...

Pope Francis promises 'all-out battle' against abuse

pope francis on sunday outlined eight points that the church will focus on in an “all-out battle” against the sexual abuse of minors to, he ...

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As the abuse summit closes, what has changed?

(rome — 24 february 2019) the vatican’s four-day “summit” on child protection ended on sunday, with little to show. the three days of the me...

Christopher R. Altieri

Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/02/19

the church must “once again be absolutely credible and reliable” , pope francis said at yesterday’s angelus ( full text , full video ). an e...