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February 15, 2018

Sex abuse is a great humiliation, 'shows our level of hypocrisy', Pope says to priests

Pope Francis walks near a crucifix during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 14.
VATICAN – In a conversation with Jesuits during his recent visit to Peru, Pope Francis said he regularly meets with victims of sexual abuse on Fridays, and that while the percentage of priests who abuse is relatively low, even one is too many.
Published in International
February 15, 2018

Pope updates resignation norms for bishops, prelates in Roman Curia

Pope Francis speaks during his annual pre-Christmas meeting with top officials of the Roman Curia and Vatican City State and with cardinals living in Rome in the Clementine Hall Dec. 21 at the Vatican.
VATICAN – Updating the norms and regulations governing the resignation of bishops and of Roman Curia department heads who are not cardinals, Pope Francis said they will continue to hold office until he accepts their resignations.
Published in Vatican
February 15, 2018

Vatican denies report Pope Benedict has degenerative disease

Retired Pope Benedict XVI attends the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Dec. 8, 2015, file photo.
VATICAN – The Vatican denied that retired Pope Benedict XVI has a degenerative neurological disease or paralyzing condition after his brother, 94-year-old Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, told a magazine that Pope Benedict had a debilitating disease.
Published in Vatican
February 14, 2018

Lent is time to notice God's work, receive God's mercy, Pope says

02.14.2018 Pope Francis places ashes on the head of a cardinal during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome Feb. 14.
ROME – Lent is a time for Christians to get their hearts in sync with the heart of Jesus, Pope Francis said.
Published in Reflections
February 13, 2018

Guam archbishop under investigation for sex abuse greets Pope at general audience

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of Agana, Guam, during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 7. Archbishop Apuron has been away from Guam during a Vatican-led investigation of allegations that he sexually abused several boys, allegations he strongly disputes.
VATICAN – Waiting for a Vatican verdict on allegations that he sexually abused several boys in the 1970s, Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of Agana, Guam, attended one of Pope Francis' weekly general audiences in February.
Published in International
February 13, 2018

Pope, Melkite patriarch formalize full communion with Rome

Pope Francis accepts gifts from Melkite Patriarch Joseph Absi during a meeting with the Melkite synod of bishops at the Vatican Feb. 12. The Melkite Church is an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with Rome.
VATICAN – Formalizing their unity in the intimate setting of the chapel of the papal residence, Pope Francis and Melkite Patriarch Joseph Absi concelebrated Mass together in the presence of members of the Melkite synod of bishops.
Published in International
February 12, 2018

Pope Francis officially signs up for World Youth Day in Panama

Panamanian flags are seen after Pope Francis celebrated the World Youth Day closing Mass in 2016 at the Field of Mercy in Krakow, Poland.
VATICAN – After the Angelus Sunday, with the help of a tablet and two young people, Pope Francis signed up for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, announcing that registration for the international event has opened.
Published in International
February 11, 2018

Pope calls us to shift our approach to faith with 'Amoris Laetitia', Cardinal Cupich says

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago walks away after meeting Pope Francis during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 7.
CAMBRIDGE, England – Pope Francis is inviting Catholics to take a more holistic approach to their faith, and that requires a change in underlying assumptions, said Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich.
Published in Faith
February 10, 2018

Church's legal procedures for abuse cases must change, expert says

Chilean Father Fernando Karadima leaves after attending a 2015 hearing at the Supreme Court building in Santiago.
ROME – Even though the Catholic Church has all the necessary norms and laws in place to safeguard minors from abuse by clergy, the problem continues to be a lack in understanding or caring about those rules and guidelines and applying them effectively, said one Jesuit expert.
Published in International
February 9, 2018

Vatican conference unites police and Church in fight against human trafficking

Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England, speaks during a news conference to talk about the work of the Santa Marta Group, an anti-trafficking initiative, at the Vatican Feb. 9. The international group of law enforcement and church workers fighting human trafficking met with Pope Francis Feb. 9. Also pictured are Cressida Dick, commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police Service, and Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar.
VATICAN – A conference on human trafficking and modern-day slavery was held at the Vatican Feb. 8-9, bringing together church leaders and senior police officers from more than 30 different countries to discuss progress and setbacks in initiatives.
Published in International
February 8, 2018

Pope Francis’ reputation on sex abuse ‘has gone from bad to worse’

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, before a meeting with Cardinals at the Vatican in 2015.

VATICAN – From his advocacy for migrants to opening up the Sistine Chapel to Rome’s homeless, Pope Francis has been an outspoken voice for people suffering on the margins.

Published in International
January 8, 2018

Pope to diplomats: World peace depends on right to life, disarmament

Pope Francis meets diplomats accredited to the Holy See during an annual meeting at the Vatican Jan. 8.
VATICAN – Because everyone has a right to life, liberty and personal security, nations must find nonviolent solutions to conflict and difficulties, Pope Francis said.
Published in International
January 8, 2018

Follow Jesus like the Magi, Pope urges on Epiphany

Pope Francis baptizes an infant Jan. 7 in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. The Pope baptized 34 children during the celebration on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
VATICAN CITY – To follow Jesus, one must set out like the Magi, leaving comfort behind, following the light and offering the Lord gifts without expecting anything in return, Pope Francis said Jan. 6 during Mass on the feast of the Epiphany.
Published in Faith
December 26, 2017

Urbi et orbi: We see Jesus in every suffering child, Pope says

Pope Francis delivers his Christmas blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25.
VATICAN – Those who recognize the Lord in the baby Jesus in the manger also should recognize his presence in children suffering today because of war, poverty and immigration, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
December 21, 2017

Curia exists for service, not for glory, Pope says

Pope Francis greets prelates during his annual pre-Christmas meeting with top officials of the Roman Curia and Vatican City State and with cardinals living in Rome in the Clementine Hall Dec. 21 at the Vatican.
VATICAN – The people who work at the Vatican and in the Roman Curia are supposed to be "sensitive antennas" that faithfully transmit the desires of the Pope and receive information from dioceses and Eastern Catholic churches around the world, Pope Francis said.
Published in International
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