Wednesday 28 September, 2022
Pope Francis said he was following “closely with concern and sorrow” the situation in Nicaragua, two days after bishop and regime critic Rolando Alvarez was detained.
The 85-year-old pope has been using a wheelchair more frequently due to knee pain.
Two nuns and a laywoman have been appointed to the Dicastery for Bishops.
Francis also said he hopes to visit Moscow and Kyiv.
Italian and Catholic media have been rife with unsourced rumours that the 85-year-old, who is suffering mobility problems, might resign.
Many of the names are figures from outside Europe, keeping with Francis’s determination to have church leaders reflect the global face of the Catholic Church.
His legacy was tarnished by his support for the paedophile founder of an influential religious order.
Numerous investigations into the former residential schools are underway across Canada after the discovery of mass unmarked graves.
He says an editorial error was responsible for his previous assertion that he was not there.
Biden’s support of abortion rights and same-sex marriage has put him at odds with many US bishops.
The case was the Vatican’s first criminal trial for such allegations.
Cardinal Angelo Becciu served as the equivalent of chief of staff for Pope Francis at the time of the deal.
The retired archbishop has been banned from public service.
It’s the largest criminal trial in the Vatican’s modern history.
Cardinal Angelo Becciu is among those facing an indictment.
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
The Vatican argues the anti-homophobia law violates a treaty between Rome and the Holy See.
Biden supports the landmark 1973 US Supreme Court decision affirming a woman’s right to an abortion.
It came after repeated complaints by victims of sexual abuse and others that previous wording within the code was outdated and opaque.
Foreign minister Fuad Hussein said Iraqis were eager to welcome Francis’s ‘message of peace and tolerance’.
Pope Francis urged the US authorities to protect democratic values.
Pope Francis has created 95 new cardinals since his election in 2013.
George Pell was convicted but ultimately absolved by Australia’s High Court of sex abuse allegations.
The 72-year-old was named as a cardinal in summer 2018.
The image of Francis slapping his way free from the clutches of an admirer last week was an instant hit on social media.
The reform is part of changes being introduced by the Church today.
The thumb-sized relic was unveiled to worshippers at the Notre Dame church in Jerusalem.
The move is part of discussions to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon region.
He was once the Vatican’s third highest-ranking official.
Emanuela Orlandi was the daughter of a Vatican City employee. She disappeared on 22 June 1983.
Emanuela Orlandi was last seen leaving a music class in Rome in 1983.
The tombs of two 19th-century princesses were opened in the hope of finding the remains of Emanuela Orlandi – but they were empty.
Not only was Emanuela Orlandi’s body not found, the tombs did not hold the skeletons of the two princesses supposed to be buried there.
Emanuela Orlandi was last seen leaving a music class aged 15 in June 1983.
The document was immediately denounced by LGBT Catholics as contributing to bigotry and violence.
It is believed the supply had been shut off due to unpaid electricity bills amounting to around €300,000.
The video was shared online and had gained more than 11 million views on Twitter.
The Vatican has yet to give an explanation for the resignation of Greg Burke and his deputy Paloma Garcia Ovejero.
Another potential victim emerged today.
He was blamed for not doing enough to deal with paedophile priests when he was a bishop in Pennsylvania.
