Pope Francis has asked the Catholic bishops’ conference of Germany not to publish nationwide guidelines for allowing Protestants married to Catholics to receive Communion at Mass, but to continue having diocesan bishops judge specific situations.
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Pope Prays for Guatemalan Volcano Victims
Pope Francis sent condolences to Guatemala after a horrific volcanic eruption left more than 60 people dead.
Like His Boss, Paris Archbishop Believes In People Over Systems
When Archbishop Michael Aupetit was announced as the new Archbishop of Paris last December, the widespread reaction among many Catholic commentators was, “Who?”
Can Pope Bring Irish Church to Life?
An Irish bishop said he hopes Pope Francis’ August visit can help bring healing after a divisive referendum that will pave the way for abortion on demand up to 12 weeks’ gestation.
After Pro-Abortion Vote, Irish Prelates Embrace Vision Supporting Life
Two of Ireland’s leading prelates are encouraging the country’s Catholics to embrace a vision of supporting life that aligns with what Pope Francis has dubbed as “missionary discipleship.”
In Partnership, Church and Police Can Abolish Human Trafficking
British Cardinal Vincent Nichols believes that in partnership together, law enforcement and the Catholic Church might be able to accomplish what some skeptics believe to be impossible: abolishing modern slavery.
Nun Fights Deportation Order in the Philippines
Sister Patricia Fox, superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion in the Philippines, center, fighting a deportation order, is blessed during a May 19 Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Manila.
Australian Prelate Convicted of Failing to Report Sexual Abuse
Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, who faces a maximum penalty of two years in jail for failing to inform police about child sexual abuse allegations, said he is disappointed at the court’s verdict.
Abuse Victim Says Pope Told Him God Loves Him
An abuse survivor, who had been disparaged for being a homosexual, said that Pope Francis told him that God made him that way and loved him for who he was.
All Chile’s Bishops Resign as Pope Deals with Scandal of Sex Abuse
Every bishop in Chile offered his resignation to Pope Francis after a three-day meeting at the Vatican to discuss the clerical sexual abuse scandal.