Vatican News

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...
Catholic News Agency

Duterte: Stop threatening priests or 'deal with me'

after calling the country's catholic bishops "useless fools" who should be "killed," philippine president rodrigo duterte has now warned any...
Catholic News Service

Cardinal Pell no longer prefect of Vatican's economy secretariat

alessandro gisotti, interim holy see press office director, confirmed tuesday via twitter that cardinal george pell is no longer prefect of ...
Catholic News Agency

Morning Catholic must-reads: 26/02/19

chinese authorities have reportedly blocked an app popular with underground catholics . brazil's national security office has confirmed that...
Luke Coppen

Australian archbishop faces questions over handling of abuse allegations

archbishop mark coleridge of brisbane is being investigated by his former archdiocese over his alleged handling of information on child sex ...
Catholic News Agency

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...
Nick Hallett

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 ...
Courtney Grogan/CNA

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

Letters from the Vatican #6

​​​​​​​how can the success or failure of the vatican “abuse summit,” which concluded yesterday, be measured? a week ago, your editor suggest...
Xavier Rynne II