On Jan. 16, lawyer Alain Arsenault received a letter that began with the words: "I hereby describe an assault I suffered one Sunday in 1992 in the sacristy of the Grand Séminaire de Montréal," Montreal's major seminary.

The Church needs to find ways to move beyond infighting and drama from the synod on synodality, said Cardinal Marc Ouellet, as he called for a reduction in the "conflicts and power struggles that occupy so much space."

Cardinal Marc Ouellet has handed over the reins of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops office to Bishop Robert Francis Prevost.

After uniting two offices in June to form the Dicastery for Culture and Education, Pope Francis named a full slate of 34 members and 40 consultants for the office which promotes human values in culture and education and works with Catholic schools and universities around the world.

Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s long career in the highest ranks of Church leadership is coming to a close. Pope Francis has accepted his resignation, sending him off into retirement.

Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, one of the highest ranking prefects in the Vatican, is officially retiring.

Cardinal Marc Ouellet has vehemently rejected a new accusation of sexual misconduct involving a female complainant while he led the Archdiocese of Quebec.

Top Vatican officials expressed concern that, with the Synodal Path, the German bishops were giving up their role as shepherds and allowing participants to adopt positions in contrast to the faith of the universal church, particularly regarding sexuality and women's ordination.

Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s legal battle  over allegations he made unwanted sexual advances toward a young intern over a decade ago might place him between the Church’s Code of Canon Law and Canadian law.

A preliminary Vatican investigation into allegations against Cardinal Marc Ouellet concluded there was not sufficient evidence to warrant opening up formal proceedings against the cardinal for sexual assault, a Vatican spokesman said.

VATICAN CITY -- Increasing vocations to the priesthood, improving the way laypeople and priests work together and ensuring that service, not power, motivates the request for ordination are all possible outcomes of a major symposium being planned by the Vatican in February 2022.

ROME (CNA) -- Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, presented a book Wednesday arguing that in the face of challenges, the Church should not grab at quick solutions, but seek to deepen its understanding of the uninterrupted tradition of priestly celibacy in the Latin rite.

VATICAN CITY -- The German bishops' plans for a two-year process of consultation and deliberation on key issues facing the Catholic Church must conform to universal church law and must be approved by the pope, said the prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

VATICAN CITY - Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet was third on every ballot during the five rounds of voting that ended with then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio becoming Pope Francis, according to a new book.

OTTAWA – It was the gift to beat all gifts.