Pope Francis Decrees Name Change For Vatican Secret Archive
Source: NPR BY Scott Neuman Pope Francis is hoping to give the Vatican Secret Archive an image makeover by changing the name of the ancient collection to something less mysterious. […]
Catholic Church: Could Pope Francis say ‘yes’ to married priests?
Source: BBC News By Lebo Diseko Catholic bishops from around the world are meeting at the Vatican to discuss the future of the Church in the Amazon. Over the next […]
Pope Francis May Not Change the World. But He Is Reshaping the Church.
Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — Pope Francis and his push for openness — toward migrants, Muslims and gay people — may no longer have influence […]
Leading anti-mafia prosecutor appointed head of Vatican court
Source: The Guardian BY Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Pope Francis has appointed one of Italy’s leading anti-mafia prosecutors as president of the Vatican court, days after five senior officials were suspended in an […]
Pope calls for global commitment to put out Amazon fires
Source: Reuters VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday called for a global commitment to put out the fires in the Amazon, saying the area was essential for the […]
Why Pope Francis may open the door to married priests
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Pope Francis Denies He Knew of Abuse by McCarrick
Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — For nearly a year, Pope Francis remained mostly silent in the face of a searing accusation by a former papal ambassador to […]
Pope vows to fight nun abuse, urges service not servitude
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis vowed Friday to combat the sexual abuse of nuns and urged religious sisters to just say no when clergy want to […]
Pope Francis makes it mandatory for clergy to report sex abuse
Source: BBC News Pope Francis has made it mandatory for Roman Catholic clergy to report cases of clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups to the Church. In an Apostolic letter, which […]
Pope Francis Urges Bulgaria to Open Its Heart to Refugees
Source: The New York Times By Boryana Dzhambazova and Jason Horowitz SOFIA, Bulgaria — Making his first visit to Bulgaria, Pope Francis on Sunday pointedly appealed for care for migrants in one […]
Conversion is not your mission, pope tells Catholics in Morocco
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella, Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – Pope Francis told the tiny Catholic community in predominantly Muslim Morocco on Sunday that their mission was not to covert their neighbors […]
Pope in Morocco: Walls, fear-mongering won’t stop migration
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and AMIRA EL MASAITI RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Pope Francis praised Morocco as a model of religious moderation and migrant welcome as he kicked […]
Pope requires sex abuse claims be reported in Vatican City
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for the Vatican City State and Vatican diplomats that requires the […]
Pope Francis wants psychological testing to prevent problem priests. But can it really do that?
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer March 21 As the Catholic Church quakes through one sexual abuse scandal after another, Pope Francis recently announced a policy he wants to implement […]
Convicted French cardinal says pope has refused his resignation
Source: The Guardian, March 2019 Philippe Barbarin, the French Roman Catholic cardinal convicted this month of failing to report sexual abuse allegations, said on Tuesday that Pope Francis had turned […]
After Years Of Abuse By Priests, #NunsToo Are Speaking Out
Source: NPR BY SYLVIA POGGIOLI In February, Pope Francis acknowledged a longstanding dirty secret in the Roman Catholic Church — the sexual abuse of nuns by priests. It’s an issue […]
Explainer: What does Cardinal Pell’s conviction mean for the Catholic Church?
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Cardinal George Pell has become the highest ranking Roman Catholic prelate to be convicted on charges of sexual abuse. FILE PHOTO: […]
Pope Francis confirms finality of ban on ordaining women priests
Source: National Catholic Reporter by Joshua J. McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SWEDEN — Pope Francis has said he thinks the Roman Catholic church’s ban on priestly ordination for women will […]
Spain logs hundreds of shipwrecks that tell story of maritime past
Weather rather than pirates caused majority of sinkings, says culture ministry team Sam Jones in Madrid @swajones Fri 1 Mar 2019 Columbus’s ship the Santa María runs aground off […]
Analysis: Pope’s sex abuse summit: What it did and didn’t do
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ summit on preventing sexual abuse was never going to meet the expectations placed on it by victims groups, […]
