The clergy and lay members within the French Catholic Church sexually abused more than 330,000 children over the past 70 years, a report has found. According to the 2,500-page report … Read more
Two more Catholic churches on First Nations reserves in western Canada burned to the ground last June 26. Fires at around 4 a.m. destroyed St. Ann’s Church on the Upper … Read more
Two Catholic churches on First Nations reserves in western Canada burned to the ground in “suspicious” fires on June 21, the national police force said. Overnight fires destroyed the Sacred … Read more
An Australian court has fined 12 media groups A$1.1 million (US$842,805) for breaching a suppression order over their coverage of Cardinal George Pell’s now-overturned conviction in a sexual abuse case. … Read more
Friday, 6th February, Pope Francis appointed two people as under-secretaries to the Synod of Bishops. The appointees were Sr Nathalie Becquart and Fr Luis Marin de San Martin. Becquart’s appointment … Read more
A court on Jan. 21 sentenced the former chief of the Vatican bank to nearly nine years in prison for charges of embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, and money laundering.
Australia’s financial watchdog announced on Thursday that it is currently conducting a review of its data after clarifications were raised regarding its report that a total of $1.8 billion had been transferred from the Vatican and the Australian Catholic Church since 2014.
Mainland authorities have arrested two Chinese nuns during their visit to Hebei province.
Pope Francis has formally stripped the Vatican secretariat of state of its assets in response to allegations of mismanagement of donations and investments.
The Vatican told Roman Catholics on Dec. 21 that receiving the COVID-19 vaccines that employed cell lines drawn from tissue of aborted fetuses in its research and production is “morally acceptable.”