Letter on Chilean Bishop Surfaces

February 7, 2018

Less than a week after the Vatican announced Pope Francis was sending a trusted investigator to Chile to listen to people with information about a bishop accused of covering up clerical sexual abuse, the Associated Press reported the pope was given a detailed letter from a survivor almost three years ago.

Pope Says Lent Is a Time to Break Spell of False Prophets

February 7, 2018

Catholics should use the season of Lent to look for signs and symptoms of being under the spell of false prophets and of living with cold, selfish and hateful hearts, Pope Francis said.

In-Flight Wedding on Papal Plane Met All Requirements

January 31, 2018

When Pope Francis convalidated the marriage of two flight attendants in the air, the story sent waves of turbulence through the Catholic blogosphere, but the Holy Father did not make the decision on the fly.

Pope to Investigate Chilean Bishop

January 31, 2018

Pope Francis asked a longtime expert in handling abuse allegations to gather new information in Chile concerning Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno.

Irish Gov’t Sets Vote That Could Legalize Abortion

January 31, 2018

The Irish government announced it will hold a referendum in late May asking citizens whether they want to retain or delete the constitutional article that provides for the equal right to life of the mother and her unborn child “with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother.”

Visiting Hispanic Bishops Hope To Break Down Walls of Isolation

January 24, 2018

Building walls, whether between Israel and the Palestinian territories or the United States and Mexico, can only serve to separate people and create more isolation, said Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio L. Elizondo of Seattle, Wash.

Pope Apologizes for Word Choice on Sex Abuse Crisis

January 24, 2018

Pope Francis apologized to victims of clergy sex abuse, saying he unknowingly wounded them by the way he defended a Chilean bishop accused of covering up abuse by his mentor.