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FOR ONE CATHOLIC PARISH IN CHINA, DIVISION AND CONFUSION AS HISTORIC DEAL LOOMS
She said that some devout Catholics across China were prepared to cut ties with the Vatican over a deal... READ MORE›
TRUDEAU DISAPPOINTED BY POPE'S DECISION NOT TO APOLOGIZE FOR RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
Obviously I'm disappointed with the Catholic Church's decision not to apologize for their role in residential schools, said Trudeau... READ MORE›
YOUNG CATHOLICS TELL POPE FRANCIS THE CHURCH IS INDIFFERENT AND JUDGMENTAL
The report also called on the church to accept that technology is a way of life for young people... READ MORE›
NEW CATHOLIC BISHOP SUPPORTS IMMIGRANTS, GUN CONTROL
There are an estimated 750,000 Catholics in the diocese, which covers Clark, Nye, Lincoln and Esmeralda counties, the Las Vegas Sun reported ... READ MORE›
IN VATICAN MAGAZINE EXPOS NUNS REVEAL THEIR ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION
The article confirmed that while women have been clamoring to have a greater role in the decision making of the male-centric Catholic Church, the road is still steep... READ MORE›
DEMAND FOR EXORCISMS IS UP THREEFOLD IN ITALY, SO VATICAN IS HOLDING CONFERENCE
One of the organizers of the Sicily gathering, Friar Beningo Palilla, told Vatican Radio there are some 500,000 cases requiring exorcism in Italy each year... READ MORE›
ASH WEDNESDAY TAKES PRECEDENCE ON VALENTINE'S DAY
AP -- The Roman Catholic bishop of Providence says Catholics who want to celebrate Valentine's Day had better reschedule... READ MORE›
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›
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 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›
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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›
'SHOCKING' SCALE OF CATHOLIC CHURCH SEX CRIMES REVEALED
The commission, Australia's highest level of inquiry, reported 4,444 alleged incidents of sexual abuse by Catholic priests between 1980 and 2015... 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›
LOST IN TRANSLATION? POPE PONDERS AN UPDATE TO LORDS PRAYER
Pope Francis has generally shown a willingness to rethink liturgical translations... 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›
'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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›