March 14, 2017 Church fights free birth control in the Philippines Poverty may be an issue -- but is the pill the right answer?
March 10, 2017 Pope Francis open to having some married men become priests In a move that could transform the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has said he’s open to the possibility of ordaining married men to minister in remote communities facing priest shortages.
March 9, 2017 A political pope is also growing the ranks of the faithful The leader of the Catholic Church continues to walk the line between politics and religion -- and guess who's paying attention?
March 8, 2017 Catholic Church of Guam established $1M sexual abuse settlement fund The Roman Catholic Church of Guam has established a $1 million settlement fund for victims of child sexual abuse.
March 1, 2017 Abuse survivor quits pope's panel over Vatican stonewall An Irish woman who was sexually abused by clergy has quit in frustration her post on a Vatican commission advising Pope Francis about how to fight the abuse of minors.
February 10, 2017 Pope Poster I: Francis finds not everyone loves him Pope Francis is only the latest radical to call Rome home.
February 8, 2017 Anti-Pope posters in Rome reveal sharp divide between Francis and Vatican conservatives Pope Francis’s progressive agenda on issues like migration, climate change and poverty has earned him widespread global popularity – particularly among more liberal Catholics – that eluded his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. But he’s drawn scorn and sharp criticism among more conservative members of the church.
January 25, 2017 Knights of Malta chief resigns amid spat over condoms with Pope Francis The head of the Knights of Malta resigned after entering into a public spat with Pope Francis over the ouster of a top official involved in a condom scandal, a spokeswoman for the ancient lay Catholic order said Wednesday.
January 13, 2017 Vatican lets homeless sleep in church amid cold The Vatican is letting homeless people sleep in a Rome church during a spell of unusually cold weather for the Italian capital.
