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FaithNews Analysis
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
The case of prominent Jesuit artist Marco Rupnik has exposed two main weaknesses in the Holy See’s abuse policies: sexual and spiritual misconduct against adult women is rarely if ever punished, and secrecy still reigns supreme.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
The Jesuit superior general admitted that a famous Jesuit priest had been convicted of one of the most serious crimes in the Catholic Church some two years before the Vatican decided to shelve another case against him.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
The Rev. Hans Zollner said the recent statement by the Jesuit order about the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik “raised questions that, as far as I see, can only be answered by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.”
Pope Francis, dressed in white with a chain around his neck, speaks into a microphone
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
The Kremlin's ambassador to the Holy See, Alexander Avdeev, told the RIA Novosti agency that he met Monday with a Vatican official to express his “indignation” about Francis’ comments.
A man in red robes and a bishop's hat swings incense in a gold burner
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Asking the pope for voluntary laicization is unusual, especially for a bishop and particularly for a cleric who denies abuse allegations against him.
Pope Francis dressed in white garments sits speaking to Sheikh Ahmad el-Tayeb dressed in black with a white hat
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Pope Francis joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders on Friday in calling for the great religions to work together for peace.
bishop belo of dili, east timor, holds his nobel peace prize in a 1996 photo, he wears his bishops' clothes with a purple hat and belt
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated PressGantry Meilana - Associated PressHelena Alves - Associated Press
The Vatican said that it imposed disciplinary sanctions on Nobel Peace Prize-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo following allegations that he sexually abused boys in the 1990s.
Pope Francis, seated and dressed in red priests clothing, covers his eyes
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Pope Francis told the Russian Orthodox hierarchy and other faith leaders Wednesday that religion must never be used to justify the “evil” of war.
Pope Francis stands at a podium, waving towards the camera
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated PressKostya Manenkov - Associated Press
Pope Francis had hoped his trip to Kazakhstan this week would offer a chance to meet with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church—who has justified the war in Ukraine—and plead for peace.
ferrara, director of padre pio, sits in a chair with his hands in front of him in an expressive motion
Arts & CultureFilm
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Abel Ferrara is directing the upcoming "Padre Pio," starring Shia LaBeouf, about the stigmatic saint of 20th-century Italy. The film centers itself around the rise of fascism in Italy.