Vatican says laws cannot force priests to break seal of confession
The Vatican on Monday reaffirmed Catholic teaching that priests cannot reveal what they learn in
Convicted French cardinal to resignation
The private meeting between Cardinal Philippe Barbarin and Pope Francis is expected to take place
‘Catholic Church to do serious introspection on sexual abuse’
The Catholic Church in South Africa says bishops from around the world had a chance to do serious
Pope to wrap up landmark Vatican child abuse summit
Pope Francis was set to address the Catholic Church Sunday at the close of a landmark Vatican summit
Cardinal admits Church files on paedophile priests ‘destroyed’
A top Catholic cardinal admitted Saturday that Church files on priests who sexually abused children
Catholic Church credibility on the line at abuse meeting
The meeting, whose theme is “prevention of abuse of minors and vulnerable adults”, comes as the 1.3
World bishops head to Vatican for sex abuse summit
Pope Francis will gather bishops from around the world at the Vatican this week for a hotly-awaited
Pope to tackle dwindling vocations to priesthood at Panama meeting
Pope Francis will be in Panama and will visit the country’s major seminary of San Jose, and address
Vatican spokesman and his deputy resign
The Vatican on Monday announced the resignations of its spokesman and his deputy, without giving any
German Catholic Church to own up to decades of child abuse
The German Bishops Conference will officially release the research paper, which it commissioned four
China’s Catholic Church pledges loyalty to Party after Vatican deal
China’s Catholic Churchreaffirmed its loyalty to the country’s ruling Communist Partyon Sunday,
Mideast needs two-state solution, Pope says in Christmas message
Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Monday to call for a negotiated two-state solution to end