Essay: John Paul II centennial – six amazing facts about the pope’s life
CLEMENTE LISI, writing for Religion Unplugged, reflects on the life of St John Paul II…
St John Paul II honoured as Poland sees new abuse allegations
Warsaw, PolandAP St John Paul II was honoured on the centennial of his birth with special Masses at the Vatican and in his native Poland on Monday, an anniversary that comes as the Polish church finds itself shaken by new allegations of sexual abuse by clerics. From the small town of Wadowice, Poland, where Karol […]
Retired pope suggests St John Paul II be called “the Great”
Rome, ItalyAP Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has honoured St John Paul II on the centenary of his birth and floated the idea that he should be called “the Great,” as only two other popes have been. John Paul’s longtime secretary, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, held a press conference in Krakow, Poland, on Friday to present a […]
New book by Pope Francis points to continuity with predecessor John Paul II
Vatican CityRNS While the newly elected Pope John Paul II stood before Catholic cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on the 16th October, 1978, half a world away in Argentina a middle-aged priest named Jorge Mario Bergoglio was following the election on the radio of his car. In that moment began a connection between the Polish […]
ESSAY: WHY IT’S SO HARD TO HOLD PRIESTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR SEX ABUSE
In an article first published on The Conversation, CAROLYN M WARNER, associate director of graduate studies and a professor at Arizona State University, argues that canon law is part of the problem when it comes to holding priests accountable for abuse…