May 24, 2022 New Italian church head faces demands for abuse inquiry Pope Francis' newly appointed bishop is coming under increasing pressure as advocacy groups push for a response to the Church's history of clerical sexual abuse.
May 24, 2022 Cardinal Zen appears in Hong Kong court after arrest by Chinese Communist Party Cardinal Joseph Zen, former archbishop of Hong Kong, appeared in court Tuesday after his unceremonious arrest by Chinese Communist Party officials.
May 17, 2022 Pope Francis tells crowd he needs 'a bit of tequila' to help his knee pain, video shows The pope told the crowd his latest idea for pain relief.
May 15, 2022 Pope Francis declares 10 new saints, including one proposed as 'Patron Saint of Journalists' Pope Francis declared 10 new saints in the first post-COVID canonization ceremony at the Vatican.
May 12, 2022 Arrested cardinal repeatedly warned Holy See of Chinese persecution, condemned Vatican's secretary of state Zen has repeatedly warned the Vatican of increasing government persecution of religious minorities and anti-communist public figures but has historically received next to no response.
May 9, 2022 Pope's trip to Lebanon in June postponed for health reasons: sources Pope Francis has postponed a trip to Lebanon next month as a result of walking difficulties.
May 8, 2022 Pope Francis blames the victim in Russia-Ukraine war Pope Francis recently shocked many by positing parity between Vladimir Putin and Russia on one hand, and Ukraine and NATO on the other. The Holy Father insisted both are to blame for the raging war.
May 5, 2022 Russian Orthodox Church says Pope Francis 'chose the wrong tone' over 'Putin's altar boy' comment The Russian Orthodox Church hit back at the Vatican this week after Pope Francis told an Italian newspaper that Patriarch Kirill should not “transform himself into Putin's altar boy” amid the invasion of Ukraine.
May 5, 2022 Pope Francis seen publicly in wheelchair for first time, citing knee pain Pope Francis appeared before his general audience in a wheelchair for the first time since his colon surgery.
May 4, 2022 Pope Francis suggests the 'barking of NATO at Russia's door' may have forced Putin to invade Ukraine Pope Francis appeared to partly blame the West for Russia's invasion of Ukraine in an interview published this week, suggesting that the “barking of NATO at Russia's door” may have forced Putin's hand.
