World Sep 15 Pope paying tribute in Sicily to priest slain by Mafia Pope Francis appealed to Mafiosi to renounce their quests for power and money as he visited Sicily on Saturday to honor a priest slain by mob henchmen for trying to protect youths from the evil clutches of organized crime.
World Aug 16 Vatican is in ‘shame and sorrow’ over abuses in Pennsylvania The Vatican expressed "shame and sorrow" Thursday over a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy who raped and molested children. Pope Francis wants to eradicate "this tragic horror."…
Nation Jul 28 U.S. prelate McCarrick resigns from College of Cardinals Pope Francis has accepted U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick's offer to resign from the College of Cardinals following allegations of sexual abuse.