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Sex abuse survivors say Vatican summit must deliver action even though pope faces resistance
Roman Catholics who were sexually abused by clergy are insisting that decisive actions to confront the decades-long problem of pedophile priests and church cover-ups must come out of an upcoming Vatican summit. A founding member of the advocacy group Ending Clergy Abuse, Peter Isely, contended ...
Explosive book by French author tells of alleged Vatican gay subculture and hypocrisy
A gay French writer has lifted the lid on what he calls one of the world's largest gay communities — the Vatican — estimating that most of its prelates are homosexually inclined and attributing much of the current crisis in the Catholic Church to ...
Venezuela opposition envoys visit Vatican, as Holy See pushes Guaido's cause with divided Italy
Envoys for Venezuela's self-declared caretaker leader, Juan Guaido, met Vatican officials and lobbied the Italian government for support on Monday in their quest to keep international pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro. The Vatican, which has offered to mediate, called for respect for rights and ...
Vatican clarifies pope on issue of 'sexual slavery' of nuns within French congregation
The Vatican on Wednesday clarified comments by Pope Francis about a case of what he called "sexual slavery" within a French congregation of nuns, saying he was referring to an abuse of power that was reflected in instances of sexual abuse. Francis cited the case ...
Pope admits priests and bishops sexually abused nuns and thinks 'it's still going on'
Pope Francis admitted Tuesday that Catholic priests and bishops had sexually abused nuns, the latest scandal to rock the church. "There are some priests and also bishops who have done it," the pontiff said in response to a journalist's question on the abuse of nuns, ...
Bishop from China's 'underground' Roman Catholic Church gains official recognition: state media
Amid a thaw in relations between Beijing and the Holy See, a bishop from China's "underground" Roman Catholic church is slated to step up as the official state-backed clergyman for a diocese in central China, state-run media reported. China's estimated 10 million Catholics are legally ...
Prayer with the pope now just a swipe away with new Click to Pray app
Pope Francis swiped a tablet Sunday to launch a new app allowing the faithful to pray with him, and expressed his pain over the car bomb blast in Colombia and the latest Mediterranean migrant tragedy. He presented the Vatican's latest digital platform, known as the ...
On trial, French cardinal denies covering up for pedophile priest
The most senior French Catholic cleric to stand trial over one of the pedophilia scandals that have rocked the church denied in court Monday covering up for a priest who abused Boy Scouts in the 1980s and 90s. Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, archbishop of Lyon, southeastern ...
Italy and Malta rebuff pope after pontiff urges EU leaders to show solidarity with stranded migrants
Pope Francis on Sunday urged EU leaders to show "concrete solidarity" with 49 migrants stranded on NGO ships off the coast of Malta who have been refused permission to land. But both Italy and Malta, which have refused port access to the rescue ships, on ...
Vatican letter said to undermine U.S. bishops' efforts to address sexual abuse scandal
The Vatican blocked U.S. bishops from taking measures to address the clergy sex abuse scandal because U.S. church leaders didn't discuss the legally problematic proposals with the Holy See enough beforehand, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. The Nov. 11 letter from ...
'Unruly' autistic Argentinian boy escapes mom to play with Pope Francis
A young Argentinian boy broke free of his mother's clutches to play with Pope Francis during a Vatican audience Wednesday, much to the pontiff's delight. "This boy cannot speak, he is mute," Francis told those gathered for his weekly general audience, after the boy's mother ...
