Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — A leading Jewish organization has criticized the Vatican’s decision to move World War II-era Cardinal August Hlond along the path […]
Source: CNN A victim of clerical sexual abuse has said that Pope Francis told him that God made him gay and that his sexuality “does not matter.” Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse, spent three days with Pope Francis at the Vatican in April, in which he discussed […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the biggest shake-up yet in the Catholic Church’s long-running sex abuse scandal, every active Chilean bishop offered to resign […]
By Simon Bradley This content was published on May 15, 2018 Pope Francis (right) with Bishop Angelo De Donatis as he meets with the bishops, priests, religious and lay […]
Source: Wall Street Journal BY Francis X. Rocca ROME—The Vatican denounced the use of offshore tax havens and financial instruments such as debt securitizations that are seen as factors behind […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Chile’s Catholic bishops said Monday they were open to whatever Pope Francis proposes to overhaul the Chilean church, including the […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican made it clear Saturday that Pope Francis had summoned Chile’s bishops to Rome for a papal dressing-down because […]
This content was published on May 5, 2018 The metal helmets will be replaced by a lighter version made of PVC with a 3D printer. (Keystone) The world’s oldest standing army is getting some new headgear: plastic PVC helmets made with a 3D printer. The first hard hat prototypes, […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Eva Dou in Beijing and Francis X. Rocca in Rome May 9, 2018 5:34 a.m. ET A landmark agreement aimed at healing a nearly 70-year rift between Beijing […]
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday assigned a Vatican office to concern itself with the role of women in the Catholic Church and their “equal dignity” — his latest effort to address longstanding complaints of women’s second-class status in the church. Francis approved new statutes […]
Source: CT Last week marked the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, born on the 5th of May 1818. It was an event marked in a positive way by amongst others, the Economist, the Financial Times, the New York Times (whose headline read ‘Happy Birthday Karl Marx, you were right’), and the Guardian […]
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has extended the mandate of his envoy to the Knights of Malta lay religious order to oversee reforms, further sidelining Francis’ […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican declined Thursday to rule on a dispute among German bishops over whether non-Catholic spouses can receive Communion, asking […]
Source: The Guardian Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome Question in Rome is now whether Pope Francis is prepared to take tougher action against accused priests Cardinal George Pell leaves Melbourne magistrates court […]
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Officials from the Vatican’s doctrinal watchdog and leading German churchmen will meet this week to discuss if non-Catholic spouses can receive Holy Communion, […]
Source: The New York Times By JASON HOROWITZ VATICAN CITY — Five years ago, Pope Francis was elected to be an agent of change within a church shaken by scandals and […]
Maha Akeel April 23, 2018 There is no doubt the meeting between King Salman and Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, in Riyadh last week […]
Source: Religion News service By Christopher Lamb VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The tables have turned under Pope Francis. And a new type of Catholic has formed: the conservative dissenter. In the past, conservatives prided themselves on loyalty to the pope and being in lockstep with all papal teachings, while progressives called […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Eight victims of the Catholic Church’s most notorious pedophile are pressing the Legion of Christ religious order to compensate them for the sexual abuse they endured and the psychological harm they say resulted from the order’s prolonged campaign to discredit […]
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is urging Buddhists to work with Christians to combat corruption, saying corrupt political, business and religious leaders put lives at risk, damage the environment and threaten governance. The Vatican’s interreligious dialogue office issued a message to Buddhists to mark the holiday […]