Vatican Suspends Outside Audit of Its Finances

Four months after announcing it had hired the firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to conduct an external audit of its finances, the Vatican has suspended the work underway.

Pope to Release Document on the Family April 8

The Vatican has set April 8 for the release of “Amoris Laetitia” (“The Joy of Love”), Pope Francis’ reflection on the family and family life. “Amoris Laetitia” is what is known as a “postsynodal apostolic exhortation,” a document addressed to the whole church reflecting on themes of church life and faith discussed at a gathering of the Synod of Bishops.

Vatican Press: ‘Spotlight’ Is Not Anti-Catholic Film

A member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors told Vatican Radio many bishops had urged others to see the film and “take seriously its central message, which is that the Catholic Church can and must be transparent, just and committed to fighting abuse, and it must ensure it never happens again.”

No Change to Guidelines On Abuse, Vatican Says

A talk given to new bishops during a Vatican-sponsored course does not represent new guidelines on the Church’s response to abuse against minors by religious, a Vatican spokesman said.

Pope Tells Confessors Not to Be Invasive or Inappropriate

On the eve of sending off “missionaries of mercy” to all corners of the globe, Pope Francis told his specially appointed men that the reassuring strength of God’s love – not the “bludgeon of judgment” – will bring the “lost sheep” back to the fold.