December 3, 2018 Pennsylvania court sides with some priests in abuse report, shields names Pennsylvania's highest court says the names of 11 Roman Catholic clergy cited in a grand jury report on sexual abuse of children can't be made public.
December 2, 2018 Pope lights candle to promote peace in Syria The pope has lit a candle decorated with the faces of Syrian children suffering from war as part of a global campaign calling for peace in the Middle Eastern country.
November 28, 2018 Pope praises ‘unruly’ deaf child after he climbed on stage to play: 'This child preaches to all of us' Pope Francis used a child's playfulness as an opportunity to speak on freedom and following Jesus to those in attendance after a young, disabled boy ran onstage during the pontiff's general audience Wednesday.
November 18, 2018 Pope decries that 'wealthy few' feast on what belongs to all Championing the cause of the poor, Pope Francis on Sunday lamented that "the wealthy few" enjoy what, "in justice, belongs to all" and said Christians cannot remain indifferent to the growing cries of the exploited and the indigent, including migrants.
November 14, 2018 US Catholic bishops moving forward despite controversial Vatican directive The bishops had planned to vote on two crucial issues dealing with the clergy abuse crisis by enforcing a code of conduct for bishops and creating a civilian-led investigative body that would field complaints of abuse concerning bishops. Instead, at the last minute, the Holy See directed them to not take action on either of those issues.
October 26, 2018 DOJ requests that Catholic bishops preserve sex abuse documents: report Each Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. should preserve any documentation related to the handling of sexual abuse, the Department of Justice requested on Friday, according to a report.
October 18, 2018 Michael Moore 'deeply moved' after meeting with Pope Francis Famed documentary filmmaker Michael Moore met Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, after travelling to Rome to promote his new film “Fahrenheit 11/9.”
October 16, 2018 DC archdiocese releases list of 31 ‘abusive’ priests In what appears to be a show of good faith, the Washington, D.C. archdiocese released the names of 31 priests who’ve been “credibly accused” of sexual abuse.
October 3, 2018 Youth Synod at the Vatican overshadowed by clergy sex abuse scandals The reality is, if the Catholic Church hadn't had a “summer of hell,” as some called it, over the various clergy sex abuse scandals, very little media attention would be focused on this Synod that began Wednesday in Rome. But now, Catholic pundits say, it is the most significant meeting of Pope Francis's papacy, as the church faces potentially its biggest crisis perhaps since the Protestant Reformation more than 500 years ago.
September 23, 2018 Rainbow-flag burning priest removed from Chicago parish A Chicago priest who defied orders and went ahead in burning a rainbow flag – commonly known as the flag for LGBT pride – has been removed from his parish in the city's Avondale neighborhood.