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Back to SearchWhy Pope Francis hasn’t called out Russia by name
Russian troops entered two breakaway regions of Eastern Ukraine on Monday, Feb. 21 and launched a full-scale invasion on Thursday, Feb. 24. The day b…
4 years, 7 months ago
Pope Francis overhauls the CDF
Pope Francis has restructured the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican’s central doctrine office, which also investigates sexual a…
4 years, 7 months ago
Is Benedict XVI’s request for forgiveness enough?
Two weeks after the release of a report that accused Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI of mishandling sexual abuse cases when he was the archbishop of Munic…
4 years, 7 months ago
Update: Benedict XVI responds to German abuse report
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has responded to accusations that he mishandled four cases of clerical sexual abuse when he was archbishop of Munich and F…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Vatican’s leading expert in preventing sexual abuse weighs in on Benedict XVI’s predicament
An investigation, last month, into sexual abuse in the German archdiocese of Munich and Freising found that when Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI served as…
4 years, 8 months ago
Pope Benedict was accused of mishandling four abuse cases. Here’s what we know.
An investigation into sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising released Jan. 21 found that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Rein…
4 years, 8 months ago
Deep Dive: The beatification of Rutilio Grande, El Salvador’s first martyr-priest
In 1977, driving on a rural, dusty road between Aguilares and El Paisnal, a Jesuit priest named Rutilio Grande S.J. was shot and killed by El Salvado…
4 years, 8 months ago
Update: German abuse report faults Pope Benedict, Cardinal Marx
A long-awaited report on how sexual abuse cases were handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising between 1945 and 2019, was released today, and…
4 years, 8 months ago
Pope Francis calls out ‘cancel culture’ in address to ambassadors
Pope Francis addressed ambassadors from the 183 countries that have diplomatic relations with the Holy See about his top international priorities on …
4 years, 8 months ago
Pope Francis' 'action-packed' plans for 2022
Pope Francis has an “action-packed” agenda this year, but the relentless spread of Covid-19 worldwide could complicate his plans to visit countries i…
4 years, 8 months ago