Pope Decries ‘Persecution’ of Catholic Church Through Accusations
Source: Wall Street Journal By Francis X. Rocca Updated Oct. 27, 2018 6:26 p.m. ET ROME—Pope Francis told a gathering of bishops from around the world that the Catholic Church […]
Pope Francis Says Getting An Abortion Is Like ‘Hiring A Hitman’
Source: Huffington Post By Alanna Vagianos Pope Francis likened getting an abortion to “hiring a hitman” during an address at the Vatican on Wednesday. “I ask you: Is it right to […]
Pope Francis willing to visit North Korea, Vatican official says
Source: The Guardian Pope Francis will seriously consider making an unprecedented visit to North Korea, but some conditions would have to be met, a senior Vatican official has said. An invitation […]
‘Pope Francis has questions to answer’: America’s Catholics in crisis over abuse scandals
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwoodin Pittsburgh Afew weeks after the devastating extent of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania was laid bare in a 900-page grand jury report, […]
The Pope Ignores the Damage as Another Prelate Falls
Source: The New York Times By the editorial board, which represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed […]
Holy wars: The Catholic Church’s long history of bickering
Source: Los Angeles Times After years of receiving plaudits for his upbeat, merciful brand of Roman Catholicism, Pope Francis has seen his popularity slip in the U.S. over accusations he has […]
Oscar Romero, Pope Paul VI Elevated To Sainthood
Source: NPR By CAMILA DOMONOSKE Oscar Romero, the murdered archbishop of San Salvador who spoke up for the poor and oppressed, and Pope Paul VI, the former pontiff who declared birth […]
Salvadoran priest Óscar Romero to be declared saint by Pope Francis
Source: The Guardian Óscar Romero, the Salvadoran priest who championed social justice for the poor and dispossessed, will be proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in a canonisation ceremony in Rome on […]
What Óscar Romero’s Canonization Says About Pope Francis
Source: The Atlantic “I implore you, I beg you, I order you, in the name of God: stop the repression!” When the archbishop denounced the military government for its campaign of […]
Abuse survivors angry over Pope’s praise for fallen cardinal
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke (CNN) Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the embattled archbishop of Washington and one of the church’s most powerful Americans. But the Pope’s high […]
Satan is attacking the Catholic Church, says Pope Francis
Source: Christian Today The devil is alive and well and working overtime to undermine the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis says. In fact, the pope is so convinced that Satan […]
Pope Francis compares abortion to hiring a hitman
Source: The Guardian BY Angela Giuffrida in Rome In one of his harshest criticisms of abortion, Pope Francis has compared the procedure to “hiring a hitman to resolve a problem”. The pontiff told his […]
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un invites Pope Francis to Pyongyang
Source: BBC News North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited Pope Francis to visit the country, South Korea’s presidential office has announced. The invitation to visit Pyongyang will be delivered […]
Pope OKs study of Vatican archives into McCarrick scandal
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has authorized a “thorough study” of Vatican archives into how a prominent American cardinal advanced through church ranks despite allegations that […]
Pope Francis Says Sex Abuse Crisis Has Driven Young Catholics Away From The Church
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Pope Francis on Tuesday acknowledged that young people are being driven away from the Roman Catholic Church because of the way it has handled […]
Pope adviser says systematic reforms needed to address abuse
Source: Associated Press ROME (AP) — One of Pope Francis’ top advisers warned Friday that the Catholic Church risks increased police and government intervention if it doesn’t address the clergy […]
Pope opens youth meeting as sex abuse survivors stage sit-in
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops to dream of a future free of the mistakes of the past as he opened […]
Pope Defrocks Fernando Karadima, Priest at Center of Abuse Outrage in Chile Image
Source: The New York Times By Pascale Bonnefoy SANTIAGO, Chile — Pope Francis has defrocked a once-prominent priest whose case has been at the center of public outrage about clerical […]
Pope Francis removes Chilean priest at center of sex abuse scandal
Source: The Guardian Pope Francis has defrocked the Chilean priest at the center of the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy, invoking his “supreme” authority to stiffen a sentence originally […]
Archbishop Viganò renews his criticism of Pope Francis in a new letter
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer September 27 at 9:47 PM The former Vatican ambassador to the United States who sparked a firestorm in the Catholic Church last month by […]