Pope Francis will continue his all-out efforts to eliminate the triple form of abuse by clergy in the church—the abuse of conscience, of power, of sex—and to ensure that a safe environment is established in all church institutions worldwide for children and young people.

The Church of All Saints in Bergamo -- located in a cemetery in Italy's hardest-hit Lombardy region -- has had to open its doors to dozens of coffins containing the remains of people who died of COVID-19.

Many things have been cancelled because of the coronavirus. Love is not one of them.

Many admire Francis. But has his teaching affected them? The evidence is mixed.

The production of chocolate still depends on millions of child laborers in Africa, writes Christie Klimas. Fortunately, both popular and premium brands are moving toward justice for cocoa farmers.

How could he see so clearly the need to respect the vulnerable and then abuse those under his spiritual care?

Archbishop Coakley asked legislators that special consideration be offered “those most vulnerable: the poor, the elderly, the homeless, those in prison or detention facilities, immigrants and refugees, and those with severe underlying health conditions.”

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Cardinal Peter Turkson says that this period of the coronavirus pandemic is a time for solidarity among peoples.

As St. Ignatius insists—and Pope Francis displays—love is better shown in deeds than in words.