Vatican News
Pope Francis: Church will focus on 8 points in 'all-out battle' against abuse
Pope Francis Sunday outlined eight points that the Church will focus on in an “all-out battle” against the sexual abuse... Read more
'What have I failed to do?' - Pope leads bishops in abuse crisis examination of conscience
Pope Francis Saturday led the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences in a penitential liturgy and examination of conscience on... Read more
Cardinal Marx: Transparency is decisive in the credibility of the Church
Cardinal Reinhard Marx said Saturday that administration and transparency will be key to rebuilding the trustworthiness and credibility of the... Read more
Rosica apologizes for plagiarism
A long-time Vatican spokesman has admitted to passing off the writing of others as his own, and apologized for plagiarizing. Read more
Cardinal Cupich lays out framework for bishops' accountability
The Church needs to establish a new rules and standards for the accountability of bishops regarding sex abuse and its... Read more
O'Malley defends 'zero tolerance' approach to abusive priests
Cardinals and clergy participating in the Vatican’s sex abuse summit expressed conflicting views on the use of the term “zero... Read more
Cardinal Gracias emphasizes collegiality to address sex abuse
Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay called Friday for the “entire Church” to “act decisively to prevent abuse from occurring in... Read more
Analysis: In spite of itself, Vatican abuse summit may still do some good
The Vatican’s abuse summit this week will not solve the problems plaguing the Catholic Church in the U.S. In fact,... Read more
Women of Catholic Worker Movement on prayerful pilgrimage for abuse summit
American women from the Catholic Worker Movement are in Rome this week to pray for the Vatican’s sexual abuse summit... Read more
Tagle: Confront the 'stench of filth' caused by abuse
An expert on abuse prevention offered “practical suggestions” to participants at a Vatican summit on child sexual abuse on Thursday,... Read more
Polish sex abuse victims meet Pope Francis, release abuse report
A Polish delegation of sex abuse victims and advocates met Pope Francis Wednesday, and presented the pope with a report... Read more
Pope proposes 21 'reflection points' for discussion at abuse summit
Pope Francis on Thursday gave participants in a Vatican summit on protection of minors in the Church a list of... Read more
Francis opens abuse summit with call for 'concrete measures'
At the start of the Vatican’s sex abuse summit Thursday, Pope Francis pointed to expectations for the meeting to produce... Read more
Review: Not much substance 'In the Closet of the Vatican'
“In the closet of the Vatican,” a newly released book by the French author and LGBT activist Frederic Martel is... Read more
Victims from Africa, Asia at Vatican to call for 'zero tolerance' of abuse cover-up
While studying at an African minor seminary at the age of 14, Benjamin Kitobo says he was abused by a... Read more
Dubia cardinals ask bishops to confront ‘conspiracy of silence’
Cardinal Walter Brandmüller and Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke wrote in a Feb. 19 letter that the “horrible crime” of clerical... Read more
In private meeting, victims tell leaders of abuse summit: 'We want action'
About a dozen victims of clergy sexual abuse met Wednesday with the organizing committee of the Vatican sex abuse summit,... Read more
Vatican spokesman shifts focus to summit follow-up before abuse meeting begins
The Vatican has continued to downplay expectations ahead of a summit meeting of bishops in Rome to discuss the ongoing... Read more
Only God loves perfectly, Pope Francis says
Despite the best efforts of human beings, it is only God the Father who will never fall short in loving... Read more
Chilean whistleblower to meet with bishops, victims ahead of abuse summit
Juan Carlos Cruz, a clerical sex abuse whistleblower and a victim of Fr. Fernando Karadima, will meet with bishops and... Read more
