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.Pope Admits His ‘Grave Errors’ in Handling Sex Case
Apr 12, 2018 Pope Francis invites the victims in Chile's sex abuse scandal to Rome to beg their forgiveness.Young People Give Pope Francis a Piece of Their Mind
Mar 24, 2018 Young Catholics tell the Vatican they want a more transparent and authentic church, without "excessive moralism" and with a greater leadership role for women.Vatican Convicts Guam Archbishop in Sex Abuse Trial
Mar 16, 2018 Former altar boys had leveled allegations against Anthony Apuron, who says he has appealed the Vatican decision and is innocent of the charges.Letter on Sex Abuse in Chile Contradicts the Pope
Feb 5, 2018 Francis said in January that no victim had come forward, but Cardinal Sean O'Malley assured abuse survivors in 2015 that he had presented the evidence to the pontiff, The Associated Press reports.
Pope Francis Fears the Possibility of Nuclear War
Jan 15, 2018 The world now stands "at the very limit," said the leader of the Catholic Church. "I am really afraid of this.”Hostile Rejection of Refugees Is a Sin, Pope Declares
Jan 14, 2018 Francis calls for overcoming fears that new arrivals might “disturb the established order” of local communities.Cardinal Bernard Law Dies; Was Seen by Many as Enabler of Molesters
Dec 20, 2017 The disgraced former archbishop of Boston was 86. “I hope the gates of hell are swinging wide to allow him entrance,” declares a woman who says she was sexually abused as a child.
Religious Leaders Call for Climate Solidarity
Sep 14, 2017 Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew appeal for urgent global response to the "challenge of the ecological crisis and climate change."
Pope’s Top Financial Adviser Is Accused in Australian Sex Abuse Case
Jun 29, 2017 Charges against Cardinal George Pell mark the first time a criminal case related to the Catholic Church's pervasive abuse scandal has reached the Vatican's innermost circles.
