Vatican prosecutors have alleged a jaw-dropping series of scandals in the biggest criminal trial in the Vatican’s modern history, which opens Tuesday in a modified courtroom in the Vatican Museums.
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Pope Francis celebrates grandparents on first World Day for elderly
The pope urged people everywhere to reach out to older generations.
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Cincinnati pro-life groups object to Biden town hall on Catholic university campus
Objections from Cincinnati Right to Life and other pro-life groups were mounting ahead of the one-hour evening event on the Catholic campus because Biden, who is Catholic, supports keeping abortion legal.
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General Secretary of USCCB unexpectedly resigns after ‘impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior’
“What was shared with us did not include allegations of misconduct with minors. However, in order to avoid becoming a distraction to the operations and ongoing work of the conference, Monsignor has resigned.”
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Vatican archbishop: Traditional Latin Mass movement ‘hijacked’ initiatives of John Paul II and Benedict XVI
Archbishop Di Noia: Pope Francis “fearlessly hits the nail on the head: the TLM (Traditional Latin Mass) movement has hijacked the initiatives of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI to its own ends.”
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Status quo—for now: On Latin Mass, some bishops grant temporary permission while studying Pope Francis’ decree
A number of other U.S. bishops told their priests who celebrate the Mass in the extraordinary form and their parishes that already are allowed to have the celebration of this Mass that they can continue to do so while they further study the document.
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In countries ravaged by Covid-19, Catholics mourn the loss of priests and women religious
The dead include an Italian parish priest who brought the cinema to his small town in the 1950s; a beloved New York pastor who ministered to teens and the homeless; a nun in India who traveled home to bury her father after he died from COVID-19 only to contract the virus herself.
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Prosecutor seeks 6-year sentence for priest in Vatican youth seminary sex abuse trial
A Vatican prosecutor requested that Father Gabriele Martinelli, who is accused of sexually abusing a younger student at the St. Pius X Pre-Seminary, be sentenced to six years in prison if convicted.
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221,000 German Catholics left the church during the pandemic
In the coronavirus year 2020, fewer Christians left the church in Germany than in previous years, two church organizations reported on Wednesday.
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Cuban-American bishops: Aid for Cuba is a ‘moral imperative’
Four Cuban American bishops called on the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Cuba and expressed solidarity with them following protests that erupted on the island nation starting July 11.