Pope Francis
Pope rejects resignation of French cardinal convicted for sex abuse cover-up
World
March 20, 2019
Pope rejects resignation of French cardinal convicted for sex abuse cover-up
Pope Francis has rejected the resignation of French cardinal Philippe Barbarin who was handed a six-month suspended jail sentence this…
Convicted Australia cardinal sentence to be broadcast live
World
March 12, 2019
Convicted Australia cardinal sentence to be broadcast live
The sentencing of Australian Cardinal George Pell for child sex crimes will be broadcast live Wednesday in a rare move…
President Sisi receives senior Vatican official Leonardo Sandri, discusses peace
Egypt
March 3, 2019
President Sisi receives senior Vatican official Leonardo Sandri, discusses peace
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday welcomed President of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, a representative…
Convicted Cardinal – Pell’s name scraped from his Australian hometown
World
February 27, 2019
Convicted Cardinal – Pell’s name scraped from his Australian hometown
BALLARAT, Australia (Reuters) – On the day Cardinal George Pell, one of the highest ranking Vatican officials, was publicly revealed…
Top pope aide Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex crimes
World
February 26, 2019
Top pope aide Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex crimes
Australian Cardinal George Pell, one of Pope Francis’ closest advisors, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys, becoming…
Pope’s vow to battle child sex abuse fails to appease victims
World
February 25, 2019
Pope’s vow to battle child sex abuse fails to appease victims
Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests, comparing pedophilia to “human sacrifice”,…
Pope compares child sex abuse to ‘human sacrifice’, vows action
World
February 24, 2019
Pope compares child sex abuse to ‘human sacrifice’, vows action
Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Church,…
Cardinal admits Church files on pedophile priests ‘destroyed’
World
February 23, 2019
Cardinal admits Church files on pedophile priests ‘destroyed’
A top Catholic cardinal admitted Saturday that Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even…
Sex abuse survivors to meet with Vatican summit organizers
World
February 18, 2019
Sex abuse survivors to meet with Vatican summit organizers
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Organizers of Pope Francis’ summit on preventing clergy sex abuse will meet this week with a…
Pope Francis, Sheikh al-Tayeb make history by signing declaration for world peace
Egypt
February 6, 2019
Pope Francis, Sheikh al-Tayeb make history by signing declaration for world peace
Pope Francis, leader of the world’s Catholics and Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, Head of Islam’s Sunni learning Center Al-Azhar signed the…