Catholicism
Vatican considers child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop
By Rod Mcguirk — September 19, 2023
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The church investigation into Christopher Saunders began last year after the police investigation ended, said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Getting ready for the next conclave
By Thomas Reese — September 19, 2023
(RNS) — Pope Francis' cardinal electors do not know each other well; they should take their time to elect a pope.
Pope Francis warns Bill Clinton of ‘wind of war that blows throughout the world’
By Claire Giangravé — September 18, 2023
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis spoke to former US President Bill Clinton online during a conference addressing urgent global issues.
Biotech’s repugnant new advance is worthy of everyone’s critical attention
By Charles C. Camosy and Joe Vukov — September 18, 2023
(RNS) — Scientists have swapped human reproduction for a different process entirely.
Digging into her family’s past, she discovered a hidden legacy almost lost
By Yonat Shimron — September 15, 2023
(RNS) — Linda Ambrus Broenniman knew her parents came to the United States to escape communism. Why would her father conceal his Jewish past?
Vatican brings its message for peace in Ukraine to Beijing
By Claire Giangravé — September 15, 2023
(RNS) — The meeting with Chinese officials is the latest step in Pope Francis’ appeals for peace in Ukraine.
Catholics in Ukraine struggle as Pope Francis’ approval rating is at an all-time low
By Claire Giangravé — September 14, 2023
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis and Ukraine have a different vision for peace in the region.
Sweeping study finds 1,000 cases of sexual abuse in Swiss Catholic Church since mid-20th century
By Jamey Keaten — September 14, 2023
GENEVA (AP) — The authors said in a statement that they identified 1,002 “situations of sexual abuse" in the Swiss church, including accusations against 510 people.
Reports of forced retirement prompt defiance from embattled Bishop Strickland
By Jack Jenkins — September 12, 2023
(RNS) — In an email, the East Texas bishop told RNS that he ‘cannot voluntarily abandon the flock that I have been given charge of as a successor of the apostles.’
Why Jerusalem’s Latin patriarch opened church courts to non-Catholic lawyers
By Daoud Kuttab — September 11, 2023
(RNS) — A courageous decision gives more people access to the law.
After accusations by top Ukrainian official, Vatican Bank denies receiving funds from Russia
By Claire Giangravé — September 11, 2023
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A high-ranking Ukrainian official accused the Vatican of taking money from Russia and called Pope Francis a ‘Russophile.’
The Vatican beatifies a Polish family of 9 killed by the Nazis for sheltering Jews
By Monika Scislowska — September 11, 2023
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — During a ceremonious Mass in the village of Markowa, in southeastern Poland, papal envoy Cardinal Marcello Semeraro read out the Latin formula of the beatification of the Ulma family signed last month by Pope Francis.
‘You can count on us.’ Synod organizers attempt to dismiss fears ahead of fall meeting
By Claire Giangravé — September 8, 2023
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Synod on Synodality has a communications problem, and it risks reinforcing papal critics.
Catholic-Jewish research backs reports Catholic convents sheltered 3,000-plus Roman Jews during WWII
By Nicole Winfield — September 8, 2023
ROME (AP) — Researchers from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust research institute and Rome’s Jewish community released the findings at an academic workshop Thursday.
Louisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault of teenage boy in 1975
By Jim Mustian — September 8, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The indictment of Lawrence Hecker comes amid a years-old legal battle over a trove of secret church records that were shielded by a sweeping confidentiality order in 2020.
