Dispatches

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

For South Africans, same-sex unions are nothing new.

Big hitters on presentation panel indicate importance of the text

During his one-day visit to Sarajevo Pope Francis highlighted the positive developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina since the end of the war and encouraged them in ldquo the good process of reconciliation rdquo that is under way and on ldquo the journey of peaceful coexistence between the different po