Pope to visit Morocco in March in big year for foreign trips
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is going to Morocco in March in what is expected to be a heavy year of foreign travel for the 81-year-old […]
POPE VS. POPE: HOW FRANCIS AND BENEDICT’S SIMMERING CONFLICT COULD SPLIT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Source: Vanity Fair BY JOHN CORNWELL When he retired, the ultra-conservative Pope Benedict XVI was expected to disappear from view, clearing the way for his liberal successor, Francis, to clean house […]
Spain and the Vatican at odds on possible reburial of Franco
Source: Associated Press By ARITZ PARRA MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government announced Tuesday it will use legal means to prevent the remains of Gen. Francisco Franco from being reburied under […]
Remains at Vatican property probed for links to 35-year-old mystery
Source: CNN By Bianca Britton and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN A demonstrator holds a poster of Emanuela Orlandi reading “Missing” during Pope Benedict XVI’s Regina Coeli noon prayer in St. Peter’s […]
Vatican synod calls for women leaders ‘at all levels,’ avoids using LGBT or gay
Source: Religion News Service BY David Gibson ATICAN CITY (RNS) — A global summit of Catholic bishops on Saturday (Oct. 27) issued a powerful call for the inclusion of women […]
Young Catholics urge Vatican to issue inclusive LGBT message
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic bishops are entering their final week of debate over hot-button issues facing young Catholics, including how the church should […]
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 […]
In China’s Catholic heartland, Vatican deal brings Communist Party closer
Source: Reuters DONGLU VILLAGE, China (Reuters) – In 1996, a tiny village with a huge Gothic-style church in China’s Catholic heartland of northern Hebei province was the scene of a […]
Vatican welcomes Moon with special mass for Korean peace
Source: Yonhap News Agency VATICAN, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a special mass for peace on the Korean Peninsula at the Vatican on Wednesday. The […]
Pressure building on Vatican to give women vote at synod
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pressure is building on the Vatican to give women the right to vote during its big meetings of bishops, with […]
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 […]
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 […]
California man sues Vatican for names of abusers worldwide
Source: Associated Press By AMANDA LEE MYERS and NICOLE WINFIELD LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who says he was sexually abused by a priest decades ago is suing […]
Human sexuality: What does the science say?
Source: CT What science can tell us about human sexuality is the subject of an important day conference being held in London on December 8, 2018. This event is likely to be of interest to anyone who would like to hear some of the country’s leading experts explain what the […]
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 […]
The Vatican worries the church is losing the young — and abuse is just one factor
Source: The Washington Post By Chico Harlan VATICAN CITY — By age 9 or 10, she had her first doubts about the faith, and not long after, she felt confident telling her […]
Cloud of sex abuse scandal hangs over Vatican youth meeting
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis opens a monthlong meeting of bishops Wednesday on engaging young Catholics as his church is again under fire for the way […]
Vatican deal with Beijing leaves some key questions unresolved
Source: Reuters BY Greg Torode, Philip Pullella HONG KONG/VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A landmark deal between China’s leaders and the Vatican over the appointment of bishops has been struck without Beijing […]
‘Celibacy is not a dogma’: German Catholic Church to examine practices
AFP news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 28 September 2018 Pope Francis speaking at the Vatican in 2014. Photo: DPA The German Catholic Church vowed Thursday a thorough look at its practices including the […]
Vatican agreement with China draws concerns amid crackdown
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN BEIJING (AP) — The Vatican’s breakthrough agreement to give China some say over bishop appointments has critics accusing the church of caving in to […]