World Jan 23 Amid border wall debate, Pope Francis says fear of migration is ‘making us crazy’ Francis famously has called for "bridges, not walls." After celebrating Mass in 2016 on the Mexican side of the U.S. border, he denounced anyone who wants to build a wall to keep out migrants as "not Christian."…
World Dec 28 Vatican hears testimony from man who alleges ex-Cardinal McCarrick abused him James Grein, who testified Thursday in New York, says ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick sexually abused him for years starting when he was 11.
World Dec 27 Pope Francis’ early blind spot on sex abuse threatens legacy It has been a wretched year for Pope Francis, whose blind spot on clergy sex abuse conspired with events beyond his control to threaten his legacy and throw the Catholic hierarchy into a credibility crisis not seen in modern times.
World Dec 24 Pope Francis leads Christmas Eve Mass at Vatican "An insatiable greed marks all human history, even today, when paradoxically a few dine luxuriantly while all too many go without the daily bread needed to survive," Francis said.
World Dec 21 Pope Francis says Catholic Church will ‘never again’ conceal clergy sex abuse Francis dedicated his annual Christmas speech to Vatican bureaucrats to abuse, evidence that a year of devastating revelations of sexual misconduct and cover-up around the globe has shaken his papacy and caused a crisis of confidence in the Catholic hierarchy.
Nation Dec 19 LA bishop resigns 13 years after diocese learned of misconduct allegation The Vatican announced the resignation in a one-line statement. It was the latest in a string of misconduct allegations against bishops to come to light this year.
World Dec 18 Church credibility at risk over sex abuse, Vatican committee says The Vatican on Tuesday released the first details of Pope Francis' upcoming high-stakes sex abuse prevention summit, making clear that bishops attending the gathering must reach out to victims before they get to Rome and that accountability is very much…
World Dec 07 Vatican investigating reports of Chilean priests abusing nuns The scandal at the Institute of the Good Samaritan was revealed publicly in an investigative report by Chilean national television earlier this year at the height of outrage over how Chilean Catholic hierarchy covered up decades of sexual abuse of…
Nation Oct 12 Pope accepts Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s resignation amid sex abuse scandal Pope Francis appeared to accept Wuerl's resignation reluctantly and asked him to stay on in a temporary capacity until a new archbishop is found.
Politics Oct 07 ‘Tremendous victory’: Trump celebrates Kavanaugh win President Donald Trump at a Kansas rally celebrated the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.