catholic church

Pope Calls Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases

Aug 2, 2018
The pontiff has approved a change to the Catechism of the Catholic Church—the compilation of official Catholic teaching—to say that capital punishment constitutes an "attack" on the dignity of human beings.
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Pope Punishes Cardinal in Sexual Abuse Case

Jun 20, 2018
Theodore McCarrick, 87, the retired archbishop of Washington, D.C., has been removed from public ministry and faces further punishment over allegations he sexually abused a teenager more than 40 years ago.