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.
World Oct 06 Pope authorizes study of Vatican archives into McCarrick scandal Pope Francis has authorized a "thorough study" of Vatican archives into how a prominent American cardinal advanced through church ranks despite allegations that he slept with seminarians and young priests.
World Sep 28 Pope defrocks Chilean priest at center of sex abuse scandal The Vatican said Francis was doing so for "the good of the church."…
World Sep 23 Pope warns Lithuanians to guard against anti-Semitism Pope Francis warned Sunday against any rebirth of the "pernicious" anti-Semitic attitudes that fueled the Holocaust as he marked the annual remembrance for Lithuania's centuries-old Jewish community that was nearly wiped out during World War II.
Nation Sep 13 Pope OKs probe into U.S. bishop over sex harassment claims Pope Francis authorized Baltimore Bishop William Lori to investigate allegations that Michael Bransfield, a West Virginia bishop, sexually harassed adults.
Nation Sep 12 Pope Francis summons bishops to Vatican for abuse prevention summit The meeting, which will gather the presidents of the more than 100 bishops conferences in February, is believed to be the first of its kind.