Vatican News & Updates - Page 60

August 29, 2018

Pope Francis facing calls to resign; sexual abuse scandal exposes rifts in the Vatican

The Catholic Church is against staggering under the weight of a report by a grand jury in Pennsylvania found that possibly more than 1,000 children in six dioceses had been sexually abused by about 300 priests or higher ranking officials.

August 26, 2018

Pope refuses to comment on claims he ignored McCarrick abuse accusations

Pope Francis told reporters Sunday that he "won't say a word" about claims by a former Vatican ambassador to the U.S. that the pontiff had rehabilitated the former archbishop of Washington, Theodore McCarrick, despite being made aware of sexual misconduct claims against him.

August 26, 2018

Former Vatican diplomat calls for Pope Francis to resign, claims he ignored sex abuse allegations

A fiery testament published Sunday calls for Pope Francis to step down, alleging that the top Holy see authority was made aware soon after becoming pope in 2013 that the former archbishop of Washington, ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, had engaged in unlawful sexual indiscretions but chose not to act.

August 20, 2018

Pope Francis, addressing Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, begs for forgiveness, demands accountability

Pope Francis begged for forgiveness for the pain suffered by victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests and demanded accountability, saying the decades-long abuse and cover ups must be rooted out of the church.

August 16, 2018

Vatican responds to Pennsylvania priest abuse scandal with 'shame and sorrow'

The Vatican responded Thursday to the report of hundreds of Pennsylvania priests abusing children, saying in a statement: "There are two words that can express the feelings faced with these horrible crimes: shame and sorrow."

July 28, 2018

Pope accepts Bishop McCarrick's resignation amid child abuse allegations

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, from the College of Cardinals has reportedly resigned. 

June 16, 2018

Pope Francis denounces abortion as ‘white glove’ Nazi-era eugenics

Pope Francis has denounced abortion as the "white glove" equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program and urged families to accept the children that God gives them.

May 31, 2018

Iraqi Christian hits Pope’s 'submissive' policy on tolerance for Islam, other religions

As the victims of ISIS genocide, Iraq’s Christian community is struggling to pick up the pieces of their battered lives all while facing the threat of extinction from their ancestral homeland.

May 20, 2018

Pope Francis to create 14 new cardinals in June

Pope Francis announced on Sunday he has chosen 14 men to be the newest cardinals in the church, among them his chief aide for helping Rome's homeless and poor, as well as prelates based in Iraq and Pakistan, where Christians are a vulnerable minority.

March 30, 2018

Vatican tamps down report that Pope Francis denies existence of hell

The Vatican on Thursday worked to set the record straight on whether Pope Francis denied the existence of hell in an interview with a well-known Italian journalist.