“Voice of a people”: Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants and the poor
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on the work of Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini…
Argentina archbishop says he made mistakes in handling abuse allegations against priest
La Plata, ArgentinaAP Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández, chosen by Pope Francis to head the Vatican office that ensures doctrinal orthodoxy, conceded Sunday he made mistakes in handling a 2019 case of a priest accused of sexual abuse of minors. The case has drawn allegations by critics that Fernández tried to protect the priest, a charge that he has […]
French cardinal admits to abusing 14-year-old girl
Vatican CityRNS Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, a member of the Vatican department charged with sanctioning abuse cases in the Catholic Church, admitted in a statement on Monday to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago when he was a parish priest in his native France. “I have decided not to remain silent about my situation […]
Catholic Church: In making McElroy a cardinal, Francis elevates champion for ‘pastoral’ cause
JACK JENKINS and ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, report that the San Diego cardinal-to-be will be an ally for a pope who has long advocated for the church to change its priorities without changing its teaching…
Catholic Church: First cardinal from Amazon rainforest – “Distance between Rome and the Amazon is now smaller”
FABIANO MAISONNAVE and NICOLE WINFIELD, of Associated Press, report on the appointmend of Leonardo Steiner, Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Manaus, as the first cardinal from the Amazon region…
Belgian bishop turns down cardinal role over sexual abuse criticism
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis has accepted a request by a Belgian bishop to not be made a cardinal because it might hurt the feelings of victims of sexual abuse, the Belgian bishops conference said on Thursday. A cardinal skull cap is seen on display at the window of the Gammarelli tailor shop in Rome, on […]
Cardinal Turkson says offer to resign from top Vatican post is standard procedure
Vatican CityRNS A high-ranking Vatican prelate, considered a potential contender by some to become the first African pope in over a thousand years, said Tuesday that he has offered his resignation from his top-level post at the Vatican and that his future now lies in Pope Francis’ hands. Cardinal Peter Turkson, 73, originally from Ghana, […]
Polish cardinal chastised by Vatican hospitalised
Warsaw PolandAP A prominent Polish cardinal who was recently sanctioned by the Vatican over sexual abuse allegations has been hospitalized since last week and remains unconscious, Polish media reported Tuesday. Retired Archbishop Henryk Gulbinowicz was sanctioned by the Vatican last week after the 97-year-old was accused of sexually abusing a seminarian and of covering up […]
Australian court defers sex offence appeal by ex-Vatican treasurer Pell
Canberra, AustraliaReuters Australia’s highest court on Thursday deferred ruling on an appeal to overturn the conviction of former Vatican treasurer George Pell for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s. After two days of legal arguments, the High Court of Australia said it was still considering whether to allow the appeal, the last avenue […]
In depth: Vatican treasurer convicted of sexually abusing 13-year-old boys
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty on five charges of child sexual abuse committed more than two decades ago against 13-year-old boys in Australia – the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex offences. The guilty verdict was made public on Tuesday following the lifting of a […]