Pope Francis Meets with Central American Bishops

HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE PANAMA – 24.01.2019 – 11.15 Official Translation Speech of the Holy Father Dear Brothers, I thank Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador for his words of welcome in the name of all. I am happy to be able to be with you and to share in a closer and […]

As Bigwigs Gather in Davos, Newlyweds Leave to Join Pope in Panama

As the planet’s movers and shakers travel this week to Davos, Switzerland, one young married couple now living there has left the Alpine country to attend another global gathering in support of a world leader who matters even more to them: Pope Francis.

What’s Known, and Unknown, About Pope’s Abuse Summit in February

When presidents and other representatives of the world’s nearly 130 bishops’ conferences gather in Rome next month for a summit on clerical sex abuse, many experts are predicting it will be the most-covered Vatican event since the last papal election in 2013. Whether the gathering lives up to that hype, however, remains to be seen.

Pope Wants Abuse Summit to Lead to Clarity, Action

At the upcoming meeting on protecting minors, Pope Francis wants leaders of the world’s bishops’ conferences to clearly understand what must be done to prevent abuse, care for victims and ensure no case is whitewashed or covered up.

Chile Bishops Visit Rome in Bid to Rebuild Ties with Pope Francis

Almost a year to the day since Pope Francis’s troubled January 2018 visit to Chile, a group of Chilean bishops is returning the favor, visiting Rome on Monday to try to “strengthen communion” with the pontiff after a series of clashes that included Francis accusing Chilean prelates of covering up clerical sexual abuse and of destroying evidence.

Pro-Immigrant Nun Praised by Pope to Meet Trump At the Border

When President Donald Trump visits the southern U.S. border today as a part of his push for a security wall between Mexico and the U.S., he will meet with Sister Norma Pimentel, one of the nation’s most active Catholic leaders along the border.