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Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, as they arrive for a meeting in the synod hall at the Vatican in this Feb. 13, 2015, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) 
Politics & SocietyLast Take
The pope and a cardinal show Catholics the right way to call someone out
Simcha Fisher
Righteous call-outs should be patterned after Cardinal O’Malley’s rebuke of Pope Francis on sex abuse.
Chilean clerical sex abuse survivors Juan Carlos Cruz and James Hamilton attend a news conference at the Foreign Press Association building in Rome May 2. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithNews
Juan Carlos Cruz: Pope Francis’ words about gay Catholics are a model of welcome
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“I saw someone who was caring for someone, not worrying about if we are gay, straight, brown, white.”
In this image made from video, Archbishop Philip Wilson, center, heads to Newcastle Local Court, north of Sydney, Australia Tuesday, May 22, 2018. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Australian archbishop faces prison time for failure to report child sex abuse
Gerard O’Connell
Philip Wilson was found guilty of failing to inform police about allegations of the sexual abuse of minors by a priest in the 1970s.
Pope Francis arrives in procession with other bishops during Mass at the Maquehue Airport near Temuco, Chile, Jan. 17. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
In private letter, Pope Francis told Chilean bishops their church’s “sin became the center of attention”
Gerard O’Connell
In the 10-page text, Francis presented a searing diagnosis of what had transformed this once prophetic and esteemed church in Latin America to one of the least respected.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Cautious hope from victims and advocates following resignation of Chile’s bishops
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Bishops in Chile announced mass resignations on Friday, May 18, after an emergency summit meeting with Pope Francis.
Pope Francis poses for a photo with Chilean bishops at the Vatican May 17. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis concludes three-day summit with Chilean bishops
Gerard O’Connell
“History is being made. We are at a particular moment for the universal church, not only for Chile,” one monsignor said.
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