The decision was made in response to the request of Emanuela Orlandi’s family, he said, and their questioning “the possible concealment of her cadaver in the small cemetery located within Vatican City State.”
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Nun warns Central American migrants: Travel through Mexico is dangerous
Sister Munoz said she does her best to inform migrants of the risks and realities on the road. She also tries to disabuse shelter dwellers of any erroneous ideas—such as the existence of immigration documents for them—and does not sugarcoat her answers.
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Migrant shelters targeted as Mexico toughens enforcement
Migrant shelters in Mexico, which have long provided a safe place amidst a dangerous and difficult journey, now face increased crackdowns and harassment from tough new policy turns.
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Pope Francis to celebrate Mass with migrants and refugees at the Vatican
The Mass July 8 will mark the sixth anniversary of the pope’s visit to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.
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Shepherding amid scandal: Archbishops talk about healing
Two archbishops spoke of the impact of clerical sexual abuse on the people of their dioceses and said survivors are the members of their flocks most in need of care.
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Donations pour in for ship captain arrested in Italy for bringing in rescued migrants
High-level support and almost three-quarters of a million dollars in donations poured in Sunday for the German captain of a migrant rescue ship who was arrested after she defied repeated orders to stay out of Italy and struck a police boat while bringing 40 people to port.
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Iraq says it deserves more global support in rebuilding
Iraq’s sacrifices fighting the Islamic State group have earned the country greater support in its reconstruction efforts from the international community, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said Saturday.
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Cardinal John Henry Newman to be canonized in Rome Oct. 13
Pope Francis will declare Blessed John Henry Newman, the 19th-century British cardinal, a saint Oct. 13.
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New Vatican document: Defend secrecy of confession at all costs
The “note of the Apostolic Penitentiary on the importance of the internal forum and the inviolability of the sacramental seal” was approved by Pope Francis June 21 and published by the Vatican July 1.
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New hate crime reporting bill draws support from civil rights advocates and victims’ families
As researchers report a nationwide surge in hate crimes, a bipartisan coalition in Congress is giving law enforcement funding to adopt both stronger hate crime policies and more accurate data collection.