Vatican News

Pope will meet abuse survivors in Ireland, Vatican confirms

Pope Francis begins his visit on Saturday

Cardinal O'Malley: 'I accept responsibility' for aide not showing me letter accusing McCarrick

The cardinal said he 'should have seen' the letter that made allegations against McCarrick

Pope Francis's letter on abuse was not enough. We need action

The Pope must come up with a concrete plan to address the crisis

Christopher R. Altieri

Philadelphia archdiocese 'looking into sexual harassment claims'

The claims are related to a blog post that also implicated a seminary in Boston

Catholic News Service

Has the Vatican forgotten St John Paul II's great encyclical on moral life?

Veritatis Splendor was not referenced once in nearly 400 notes accompanying Amoris Laetitia. It cannot be ignored

Fr Raymond de Souza

Turkey's Christians are facing increasing persecution. We cannot forget them

The case of Pastor Brunson shows the challenges that Christians face under Erdogan

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Was the US right to drop the atomic bombs? The answer is more difficult than you think

Ethical issues around the bombings have never been resolved

Francis Phillips

The bishops will have to sacrifice power and privilege to resolve the abuse crisis

Many Catholics no longer trust them to handle the issue

Christopher R. Altieri

Vatican expresses 'shame and sorrow' at Pennsylvania report

The Holy See called for accountability for abusers and leaders who covered up their crimes

Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 17/08/18

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