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POPE'S ADVISERS SAY HE GOT ABUSE VICTIM'S LETTER, DESPITE DENIAL
During the trip, Francis callously dismissed accusations against Barros as slander, seemingly unaware that victims had placed him at the scene of Karadima's crimes... READ MORE›
AP EXCLUSIVE: DESPITE DENIAL, POPE GOT ABUSE VICTIMS LETTER
During the trip, Francis callously dismissed accusations against Barros as slander, seemingly unaware that victims had placed him at the scene of Karadima's crimes... READ MORE›
POPE SENDS SEX ABUSE INVESTIGATOR TO CHILE
The Pope has been criticised since Bishop Barros was announced bishop of Osorno, in south-central Chile, in 2015 despite stiff opposition... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS WARNS OF THE DANGERS OF 'SATANIC' FAKE NEWS
He issued the unusual warning in a document issued in advance of the Catholic Church's World Day of Social Communications, which takes place on May 13... READ MORE›
POPE LIKENS FAKE NEWS TO BIBLE'S SERPENT
He urged social media users and journalists to unmask manipulative tactics that foment division... READ MORE›
POPE PARTIALLY APOLOGIZES TO CHILEAN ABUSE VICTIMS, BUT STILL BACKS CONTROVERSIAL BISHOP
Juan Carlos Cruz, a high-profile Barros accuser, later took to Twitter to voice his outrage over the pope's remarks... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS SORRY FOR UPSETTING ABUSE VICTIMS
Pope Francis has apologised for remarks he made last week in Chile defending a bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse... READ MORE›
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With 120 parishes, the Catholic Church in Paris is one of the biggest diocese in Europe... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS ANGERS CHILE AFTER ACCUSING SEX ABUSE VICTIMS OF SLANDERING BISHOP
The day they bring me proof against Bishop Barros, I'll speak, he said... READ MORE›
MORE CHILE CHURCHES TORCHED AS VISITING POPE BEGS FORGIVENESS FOR 'IRREPARABLE HARM' FROM SEX ABUSE
In his first event of the day, Francis met privately with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and addressed lawmakers, judges and other authorities at La Moneda palace... READ MORE›
AS POPE FRANCIS VISITS, CHILEANS QUESTION THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Just 36 percent of Chileans have confidence in the Catholic Church -- the lowest in all of Latin America -- according to the Chilean newspaper, La Tercera... READ MORE›
3 CHURCHES FIREBOMBED DURING POPE'S VISIT TO CHILE
In his first event of the day, Francis met privately with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and addressed lawmakers, judges and other authorities at La Moneda palace... READ MORE›
POPE'S VISIT TO PERU AND CHILE CASTS HARSH LIGHT ON HANDLING OF SEXUAL ABUSE CASES
Victims' groups in Chile and Peru have invited prominent campaigners against child abuse within the Catholic Church to join them during the pontiff's visit... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS PUTS FOCUS ON REFUGEES IN CHRISTMAS EVE MASS
Christmas is a time for turning the power of fear into the power of charity, he said... READ MORE›
AIDE MISMANAGEMENT CLAIMS MEANT TO SMEAR HONDURAS CARDINAL
The Vatican on Friday confirmed that Francis has ordered an investigation into allegations of financial irregularities in the Tegucigalpa archdiocese... READ MORE›
BERNARD LAW WAS THE FACE OF A DYSFUNCTIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCH
In New Jersey, former priest James Hanley became one of the state's more notorious predator priests... READ MORE›
CARDINAL BERNARD LAW, CENTRAL FIGURE IN BOSTON SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL, DIES AT 86
How the boston globe exposed the abuse scandal that rocked the catholic church... READ MORE›
POPE OKS FIRST STEP TOWARD SAINTHOOD FOR 'ROSARY PRIEST'
The Vatican said Tuesday that Pope Francis had approved a decree asserting that Peyton lived a life of heroic Christian virtue... READ MORE›
'CHANGES MUST BE MADE': SHOCKING AUSTRALIAN CHILD ABUSE INQUIRY ENDS
That was the stark warning of an exhaustive five-year investigation by an Australia Royal Commission into institutional child sex abuse that concluded Thursday... READ MORE›
ARCHBISHOP REJECTS CALL TO REPORT CONFESSIONS
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse had the power to look at any private, public or non-government body involved with children... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN CHILD ABUSE INQUIRY RECOMMENDS END TO MANDATORY CELIBACY FOR CLERGY
Prosecute clergy for failing to report abuse Recommendations include the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference request that the Vatican consider introducing voluntary celibacy for clergy... READ MORE›
LOST IN TRANSLATION? POPE PONDERS AN UPDATE TO LORDS PRAYER
Pope Francis has generally shown a willingness to rethink liturgical translations... READ MORE›
POPE FACES TIGHTROPE ACT IN MYANMAR AMID ROHINGYA CRISIS
Pope Francis has arrived in Myanmar as the country grapples with the Rohingya crisis... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS CALLS FOR POLICE TO SHOW DRIVERS 'MERCY'
At a meeting with traffic police in Italy, Pope Francis urged them to show mercy towards those who break the rules of the road... READ MORE›
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A VATICAN SHOT ACROSS THE BOW FOR HARD-LINE U.S. CATHOLICS
American Catholic conservatives once unacquainted with being out of papal favor have stewed privately and expressed horror publicly on numerous right-wing Catholic blogs... READ MORE›
GEORGE PELL TOLD TO FACE COURT ON HISTORICAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES
Australia's most senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal George Pell, is charged with historical sexual assault offences... READ MORE›
TRUDEAU ASKS POPE FRANCIS TO APOLOGISE FOR SCHOOLS
In 2008, former prime minister Stephen Harper issued an apology on behalf of Canadians, calling it a sad chapter in our history ... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINE CATHOLIC CHURCH ABUSERS RARELY PROSECUTED
Jaime Achacoso, a lawyer and expert on the Catholic Church's canon law, said priests found guilty of sexual misconduct had not been removed from ministry... READ MORE›
KEEP THE FAITH IN OUR TRYING TIMES
The pope usually conducts an Urbu et Orbi blessing -- Latin for To the City and the World -- just after the Easter Mass... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS ALLOWS PRIESTS TO ABSOLVE 'GRAVE SIN' OF ABORTION
Post to Facebook Pope Francis allows priests to absolve 'grave sin' of abortion The pope also opposed the death penalty... READ MORE›
IN FIERY SPEECHES FRANCIS EXCORIATES GLOBAL CAPITALISM
Pope Francis does not just criticize the excesses of global capitalism... READ MORE›
POPE AIDE GEORGE PELL CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX ABUSE
For years, Pell has faced allegations that he mishandled cases of clergy abuse when he was archbishop of Melbourne and, later, Sydney... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS: MARRIED MEN COULD BE ORDAINED TO EASE PRIEST SHORTAGES
Pope Francis has said the Catholic church may consider ordaining married men who could potentially then work in remote areas faced with a shortage of priests... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS SUGGESTS DONALD TRUMP IS NOT CHRISTIAN
Francis also took questions on a handful of other issues... READ MORE›
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OTHER POPES FRANCIS SEEKS WORLDLY CHANGE
Throughout the paper, like a recurring chant, Francis intones that everyone and everything is interconnected -- to God, to creation, to fellow human beings... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS ADMITS HE SOMETIMES FALLS ASLEEP WHILE PRAYING
Pope Francis has admitted that he sometimes nods off while praying... READ MORE›
THE POPE'S 'BLIND SPOT' ON SEXUAL ABUSE
Charges of sexual assault against one of the Pope's top advisers, Cardinal George Pell, highlights what one observer calls Francis' blind spot on sexual abuse... READ MORE›
POPE TAKES 12 REFUGEES BACK TO ROME AFTER VISIT TO CAMP
Critics say the agreement has trampled on the civil rights of refugees fleeing war and betrayed the ideals of the European Union... READ MORE›
CARDINAL GEORGE PELL'S LEGAL BILLS WON'T BE PAID BY SYDNEY ARCHDIOCESE, ARCHBISHOP SAYS
The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney says it will not pay its former archbishop Cardinal George Pell's legal costs... READ MORE›
WORST OF CATHOLIC SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL STILL TO COME IN DEVELOPING WORLD
Worst of Catholic sexual abuse scandal still to come in developing world report... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS DENOUNCES GROWING 'DEMONIZATION' OF ENEMIES, OUTSIDERS
Three of the new cardinals are older than 80 and thus not eligible to vote in a conclave to elect Francis' successor... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS BEGINS EGYPT TRIP TO SHOW UNITY WITH EMBATTLED CHRISTIANS
Pope John Paul II visited Egypt in February 2000... READ MORE›
CARDINAL CORMAC MURPHY-O'CONNOR DIES AT 85
Retired leader of Roman Catholic church in England and Wales was appointed cardinal by pope in 2001... READ MORE›
ISIS HOSTAGE JOHN CANTLIE POSTS LAST FILM IN SERIES AS CONCERNS GROW FOR HIS SAFETY
Still, this month, the pope sent a letter to bishops worldwide, urging them to cooperate with the commission... READ MORE›
JOHN PAUL LETTERS REVEAL 'INTENSE' FRIENDSHIP WITH WOMAN
And read the full story of Pope John Paul II and Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka In 1976, Cardinal Wojtyla attended a Catholic conference in the US... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC CHURCH PAID $213MN TO SEX ABUSE VICTIMS IN AUSTRALIA SINCE 1980
Catholic Church paid 213mn to sex abuse victims in Australia since 1980... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS SAYS HES OVERLOOKED THE WORLDS MIDDLE CLASS
Asked about the cross, Pope Francis confirmed that the gift had surprised him... READ MORE›
POPE CALLS UNFETTERED CAPITALISM 'THE DUNG OF THE DEVIL'
He also called for an end to what he said was the genocide of Christians taking place in the Middle East and beyond... READ MORE›
POPE'S CLEMENCY FOR PEDOPHILE PRIESTS UNDER SCRUTINY FOLLOWING LATEST SCANDAL
In sharp contrast, Pope Benedict XVI launched a major campaign to stamp out pedophilia in the Catholic church during his brief tenure as Pope between 2005 and 2013... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN POLICE CHARGE VATICAN CARDINAL WITH SEX OFFENCES
Cardinal Pell, like any other defendant, has a right to due process... READ MORE›
POPE VISITING AUSCHWITZ ASKS GOD FOR GRACE TO CRY
Pope Visiting Auschwitz Asks God for Grace to Cry... READ MORE›
POPE ISSUES URGENT APPEAL TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
Aug. 14 AP 43 of 50 POPE FRANCIS AROUND THE WORLDMedieval St... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS IS RESHAPING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE 'PRO-LIFE'
At last, a clear, uncompromising stance of moral opposition to the death penalty by the highest authority of the church, she told America magazine... READ MORE›