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The Pontifical Lateran University, which houses the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, is pictured in Rome in this Sept. 20, 2013, file photo. Recent changes at the institute have been criticized by some students.

Questions, controversy surround JP II Institute changes

VATICAN CITY -- A normally quiet month was surprisingly struck by a brief, but intense summer squall at the end of July.

Fr. Edward Flanagan talks with a group of boys in this undated photo.

Boys Town founder steps toward sainthood

OMAHA, Neb. -- The sainthood cause of Fr. Edward J. Flanagan — the founder of Boys Town — took a step forward July 22 with the presentation of the “positio” to the Vatican Congregation for Saints’ Causes, along with a letter of support from Omaha Archbishop George J. Lucas.

A child stands outside his home in Beira, Mozambique, March 27, 2019. Pope Francis' sixth foreign trip of 2019 will take him to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius Sept. 4-10.

Vatican revises schedule for Pope Francis' visit to Africa Sept. 4-10

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis’s sixth foreign trip of 2019 will take him to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius Sept. 4-10, the Vatican announced.

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves his final general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo.

Benedict XVI meets with recently dismissed faculty of JP II institute

VATICAN CITY (CNA) -- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI met last week with a recently dismissed professor of moral theology at Rome’s Pontifical John Paul II Institute, amid ongoing controversy regarding recent changes to the Institute.

Pope Francis.

Pope Francis encourages priests to be faithful despite abuse crisis

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis acknowledged the shame and frustration felt by priests who are discouraged by the actions of fellow clergy members who betrayed the trust of their flock through sexual abuse and abuse of conscience and power.

Mourners take part in a vigil near the border fence between Mexico and the U.S. after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, Aug. 3, 2019. The Catholic dioceses of El Paso, and neighboring Las Cruces, New Mexico, have joined in prayer after the shooting left several dead and many injured.

Pope Francis joins prayers for victims of bloody weekend in U.S.

WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 31 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio Aug. 3 and 4.

Moses, as depicted by Michelangelo, had a central role in God’s deliverance of the Israelites.

God's Word on Sunday: Absolute trust is our guiding light

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time  Aug. 11 (Year C) Wisdom 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke 12:32-48

What did the Israelites know and when did they know it? 

In 2017, Pope Francis announced that he would broaden the Pontifical John Paul II Institute's focus, which would require new statutes that were approved and publicly released earlier this month.

JPII Institute VP says school's identity is 'seriously threatened'

VATICAN CITY (CNA) - The vice-president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome said that changes to the school’s governing structure and academic program are a serious threat to its identity, and to the important pastoral ministry it supports.

U.S. Msgr. Robert Oliver, secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, has been named by Pope Francis as the contact person for people with information or concerns about potential cases of abuse and cover-up within the Vicariate of Vatican City State. Msgr. Oliver is pictured in a Feb. 5, 2013, photo.

Vatican City to set up abuse reporting system by end of year

VATICAN CITY -- Vatican City State will have its own reporting system in place before the end of the year for flagging suspected cases of the abuse of minors and vulnerable people and instances of cover-up or negligence in handling such cases, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis.

Pope Francis makes surprise visit to nun recovering from surgery

VATICAN CITY -- An elderly religious sister who worked for many years at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the papal residence, was at her congregation's house recovering from surgery when she received an unexpected visit from Pope Francis.

Pope Francis sits with women rescued from prostitution and their supporters at the Pope John XXIII Community in Rome Aug.12, 2016. The pope wrote about his visit to the community in the prologue of a new book, titled, "Crucified Women," and said prostitution was "a disgusting vice that confuses making love with venting out one's instincts by torturing a defenseless woman."

Pope Francis: Prostitution is 'disgusting vice'

VATICAN CITY -- Prostitution is a horrendous crime that reduces vulnerable women to tortured slaves who are at the mercy of their clients, Pope Francis said.

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