December 17, 2019 Pope Francis lifts 'pontifical secret' in clergy sex abuse cases used to protect pedophiles, silence victims Pope Francis has lifted the "pontifical secret," the highest degree of confidentiality that has been used in sexual abuse cases to protect pedophiles and silence victims. The change , announced Tuesday, would open the door for the Vatican to share information with the police and other local authorities and comes at a time when there has been a public push for more transparency in the Roman Catholic Church.
December 13, 2019 90 percent of Vatican's main charity funds reportedly not going to poor, US pastor weighs in A report in The Wall Street Journal exposed earlier this week just how much money the pope's main charity, called Peter's Pence, actually gives to the poor, in what Fox Nation's Raymond Arroyo described as an "ugly story."
November 18, 2019 Pope Francis replaces head of Vatican's financial regulator weeks after police raid Pope Francis on Monday replaced the head of the Vatican's financial oversight agency, weeks after an unprecedented raid on the agency's offices sparked by a London real estate deal.
October 31, 2019 Pope Francis appears to tear upon return of Virgin Mary statue to Argentina Pope Francis appeared to tear up Tuesday during a ceremony celebrating the return of a statue of the Virgin Mary to his native Argentina.
October 14, 2019 Pope's bodyguard resigns over leak in financial probe The Vatican's security chief who served as Pope Francis' main bodyguard resigned Monday over leaks related to a financial investigation into alleged wrongdoing in the holy city.Â
October 6, 2019 Catholic Church to debate married men becoming priests Pope Francis on Sunday convened a meeting of bishops to discuss a list of topics -- including whether the Catholic Church should ease its policy of celibacy for priests, a 1,000-year-old precedent that is expected to spark a heated debate between adherents of the tradition and proponents who’ve said ordaining married men would help solve the church’s clergy shortage.
October 4, 2019 Amb. Callista Gingrich: US, Vatican partner with faith-based groups to promote freedom and human dignity Faith-based organizations distribute aid to those in need, serve as lifelines for communities and individuals experiencing unfathomable hardships, and advocate for the oppressed.Â
September 1, 2019 Pope gets stuck in Vatican elevator, freed by firefighters Pope Francis spent 25 minutes in a stuck Vatican elevator Sunday until firefighters were able to free him.
August 28, 2019 First Chinese Catholic bishop ordained with blessing of Pope Francis and Beijing The first Chinese Catholic bishop was ordained with the blessing of both Pope Francis and the Chinese government under a new deal between Beijing and the Vatican.
July 20, 2019 Expert says Vatican space holds bones of dozens amid bid to solve girl’s 1983 disappearance A genetics expert hired by the family of a 15-year-old girl who disappeared in 1983 said Saturday that an underground space near a Vatican cemetery holds thousands of "adult and non-adult" bones that appear to be from dozens of individuals.