Pope Francis has lifted the canonical penalties imposed 34 years ago on Father Ernesto Cardenal, 94, a Nicaraguan poet and former member of the Sandinista government.
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Following Unrest in Haiti, CRS Weighs How Best to Ramp Up Services
Catholic Relief Services operations began returning to normal following more than a week of unrest by Haitians frustrated by government corruption and high inflation. Warnings against traveling to Haiti by the governments of the United States and Canada remained in place despite a tense calm across the country.
Center Aims to Change Hearts with Cinematic Arts
A message presented in a theater with actors reaches people faster than the messages of the clergy at the podium. This is why the Egyptian Catholic Center of Cinema was founded in 1949.
Religious Order Chiefs: Abuse of Children is Wrong ‘Anywhere, Anytime’
Ahead of Thursday’s kickoff for Pope Francis’s closely-watched summit on sex abuse, major superiors of Religious Orders and Congregations around the world have called the abuse of children “wrong anywhere and anytime” and urged greater involvement of women in reform efforts going forward.
Timeline Of Key Events In McCarrick’s Priesthood, Ministry
A timeline of key events in the life of Theodore E. McCarrick, beginning with his ordination as a priest for the Archdiocese of New York more than 60 years ago and ending with the Vatican’s announcement Feb. 16 that Pope Francis has confirmed his removal from the priesthood.
Anti-Abuse Group Calls For Five ‘More McCarricks’ to be Defrocked
A leading U.S. organization dedicated to documenting the clergy sex abuse crisis believes there are “many more McCarricks” and has publicly named five bishops they believe should face the same fate as the disgraced former cardinal archbishop of Washington, D.C.
US Bishops Laud Pope’s Call to Defrock McCarrick as ‘Just,’ ‘Determined’
Pope Francis’s historic decision to defrock former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Saturday prompted an immediate wave of responses from U.S. prelates, who lauded the decision.
New Book Claims Gay Subculture Flourishes at Vatican
A new book, whose release is timed to coincide with the start of Pope Francis’s major summit on sex abuse on February 21, contains sweeping, although unverified, claims that 80 percent of the Vatican clergy are gay.
Former Cardinal McCarrick Defrocked for Sexual Abuse
Pope Francis approved the removal of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick from the clerical state, colloquially known as “laicization” or “defrocking,” the Vatican announced Feb. 16.
Abuse Victim Who Chained Himself to Vatican Finds Closure in Meeting
Since the Church’s sex abuse scandals first erupted, victims have tried different methods to be heard by Church authorities. Some have protested, others have marched, others still have appealed to friends and connections in order to bring their case to the Vatican.