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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 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›
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›
'LOUD FENCE' RIBBONS REMOVED FROM BALLARAT CATHEDRAL THREE DAYS AFTER ROYAL COMMISSION FINDINGS
He said abuse survivors had requested that the ribbons stay on the fence until the royal commission ended... READ MORE›
'I'M GOING TO CANBERRA': FOR ABUSE SURVIVOR ROB WALSH, THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE HASN'T ENDED
'I'm going to Canberra' For abuse survivor Rob Walsh, the fight for justice hasn't ended... 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›
AUSTRALIA CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE INQUIRY REPORTS 'CATASTROPHIC FAILURES OF LEADERSHIP'
It also claimed celibacy contributed to child abuse and that it should be made voluntary for clergy in the Catholic Church... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN ABUSE REPORT CALLS FOR END TO SANCTITY OF CONFESSION
The inquiry heard previously that the Australian Catholic Church paid A 276 million 212 million in compensation to thousands of child abuse victims since 1980... 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›
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ALLEGATIONS SHAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ITALY
Bishop Claudio Cipolla of Padua cut short a visit to Latin America to deal with the scandal... READ MORE›
PRIEST TELLS ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Philip Pizzo just hours after he celebrated Sunday Mass... 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›
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›
BRAZIL ROCKED BY ABORTION FOR 9-YEAR-OLD RAPE VICTIM
The young girl at the centre of the case escaped excommunication only because she is still a child in the eyes of Church authorities... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS SAYS BAN ON FEMALE PRIESTS IS LIKELY TO ENDURE
Francis has said before that the Catholic Church's ban on ordaining women as priests is a closed matter... READ MORE›
CONSERVATIVE DISSENT IS BREWING INSIDE THE VATICAN
Rather than targeting the pope, conservative bishops and cardinals more often take aim at their liberal peers... 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›
CATHOLIC BISHOPS APOLOGISE FOR ROLE IN RWANDA GENOCIDE
The Catholic Church in Rwanda has apologised for its role in the 1994 genocide, saying it regrets the actions of those who participated in the massacres... 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›
CATHOLIC CHURCH APOLOGISES FOR ROLE IN 'FORCED ADOPTIONS' OVER 30-YEAR PERIOD
Adoption reached a peak in 1968, when more than 16,000 babies born to unmarried mothers were handed over to new families... READ MORE›
DUTERTE'S WAR ON DRUGS A 'REIGN OF TERROR', CHURCH SAYS
The Philippines' Catholic Church has blasted President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs for creating a reign of terror ... READ MORE›
WHERE IS POPE FRANCIS? A SCHEDULE OF HIS U.S. VISIT
22 and plans to stop in Washington D.C. New York City and Philadelphia... READ MORE›
APOLOGY TO CARDIFF PRIESTS OVER STAG PARTY MIX-UP AT PUB
Pub bosses have apologised after asking a group of trainee priests to leave their Cardiff venue, mistaking them for a stag party in fancy dress... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC BISHOPS NOT OBLIGED TO REPORT CLERICAL CHILD ABUSE, VATICAN SAYS
Vatican guide says 'not necessarily' bishop's duty to report suspects to police despite Pope Francis's vows to redress Catholic church's legacy of child abuse... READ MORE›
FRENCH PRIEST LOVED BY ALL WAS KILLED IN HIS CHURCH
Auguste Moanda-Phuati, the parish priest of the Eglise St.-Etienne, where Father Hamel worked as an auxiliary priest, said in a phone interview... READ MORE›
ATTACK ON CHURCH IN FRANCE KILLS PRIEST AND ISIS IS BLAMED
Since the Villejuif attack was foiled, many houses of worship in France, including mosques and synagogues, have been on a heightened state of alert... READ MORE›
POPE SAYS CATHOLIC CHURCH SHOULD NOT DISMISS GAY MARRIAGE
Pope Francis has shown a softer more inclusive stance on core issues of concern to the Catholic Church since being elected Pope on March 13 last year... READ MORE›
PRIEST SUSPENDED FOR RIDING A HOVERBOARD DURING CHRISTMAS EVE MASS
While the congregation may have thought the priests jaunt on this Christmas hottest toy was amusing, theA Diocese of San PabloA did not... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS CREATES COMMISSION TO STUDY FEMALE DEACONS
Pope Francis has created a commission to study the historical role of female deacons in the Catholic Church, the Vatican's press office said Monday... 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›
WHERE IS POPE FRANCIS? A SCHEDULE OF HIS U.S. VISIT
Patrick's Catholic Church and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese host Pope Francis... 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›
POPE FRANCIS SCOLDS PERSON WHO PULLED HIM DOWN IN MEXICO
Hide Caption 12 of 27 27 photos Pope Francis visits Mexico Pope Francis meets with bishops during his visit to the national cathedral in Mexico City on February 13... 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›
FEW ECHO POPES PLEA ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN SERMONS
Outside the church, Patrick Kariuki, 30, said he had heard of and appreciated the pope's message on climate change... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS SAYS PANEL WILL STUDY WHETHER WOMEN MAY SERVE AS DEACONS
Some Catholic women cite research showing that women served as deacons in the church's early history... READ MORE›
POPE OPENS SYNOD ON FAMILY LIFE
Pope francis vatican begins landmark synod to discuss family life... READ MORE›
VOICE IS SOUGHT AT THE VATICAN ON REMARRIAGE
Homosexuality is regarded by the church as intrinsically disordered, a view that has left gay Catholics often sidelined, and gay couples feeling unacknowledged... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADERS ISSUE APPEAL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Representatives of the church from five continents signed the appeal in Vatican City... READ MORE›