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POPE FRANCIS TO VISIT MYANMAR AS ANTI-ROHINGYA HATRED SEETHES
Myanmar has a small, roughly half-a-million Catholic population, mainly in the remote north... READ MORE›
BISHOP RESIGNS AFTER VATICAN PROBE INTO CASH AND MISTRESS CLAIMS
Denpasar bishop, Monsignor Sylvester San, will run the diocese until a permanent replacement is found... READ MORE›
CARING FOR PRIEST-FATHERED KIDS, THEIR MOMS
Commission member Bill Kilgallon briefed Francis on the decision of the working group to take up the issue of priests' children during an audience last week... 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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
JUDGE IN SPAIN CHARGES 10 PRIESTS WITH CHILD SEX ABUSE
Related Stories A judge in the southern Spanish city of Granada has charged 10 Roman Catholic priests and two Catholic lay workers with child sex abuse... READ MORE›
IN TALK OF CHANGE BY VATICAN WOMEN SAY THEY FEEL LEFT OUT
A document adopted in 2010 by the Catholic Bishop's Conference of India recognized the need for gender equality in decision-making and urged greater empowerment of women... READ MORE›
CRITIC OF POPE FRANCIS 'DEMOTED'
Cardinal Raymond Burke is a staunch critic of Pope Francis' moves to soften the Church's stance on homosexuality... READ MORE›