Dispatches

Never in the history of the Vatican has a senior leader of another Christian Church and an atheist scientist presented a papal encyclical But that is what happened at Roman noon June 18 when the Vatican released Pope Francis rsquo long awaited encyclical on ldquo our common home rdquo at a pr

Robert E Guglielmone of the Diocese of Charleston issued a statement today in the aftermath of the gun rampage last night in Charleston He said ldquo I am deeply saddened by the mass murder that occurred at Emanuel AME Church The inside of any church is a sanctuary When a person enters he or

Addressing ldquo every person on the planet rdquo in his groundbreaking encyclical released today Pope Francis speaks frankly and with passion about the ldquo global environmental deterioration rdquo of ldquo our common home rdquo and urgently appeals ldquo for a new dialogue about how we ar

A humanitarian crisis is looming in the Dominican Republic where thousands face statelessness and deportation because of the impending enforcement of a 2013 court decision to revoke the citizenship for many Dominican-born descendants of undocumented migrants.

The publication of a leaked draft though not final text of Pope Francis rsquo much awaited encyclical on ecology by the Italian weekly L rsquo Espresso with an introduction by Sandro Magister mdash its long-time columnist on Vatican affairs mdash has sparked uproar and strong reactions not only

New research suggests bishops had central role in document’s creation and promulgation.

Jozef Wesolowski is accused of sexual abuse of minors, possession of child pornography

In a surprise but highly significant decision regarding bishop accountability Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt of St Paul rsquo s and Minneapolis and also that of the archdiocese 39 s auxiliary bishop Lee Anthony Pich after Prosecutors charged the

Over the last few weeks the Catholic schools of the archdiocese of San Francisco have brought their 2014-15 school terms to a close Proud teachers and parents have watched as graduates have received their diplomas their eyes turned now to broader horizons But for the teachers of the four archdioce