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Published
August 11, 2022

Pope Francis meets transgender guests of Rome church

The Blessed Immaculate Virgin community in the Torvaianica neighborhood on Rome’s outskirts opened its doors to transgender people during the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
July 25, 2022

Pope apologizes for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada

The long-awaited apology opened Pope Francis’ weeklong 'penitential pilgrimage' to Canada.
Published
July 22, 2022

Indigenous Canadians wary, hopeful as pope prepares apology

Pope Francis will visit Monday to apologize for abuses in a system designed to sever Native children from their tribal, family and religious bonds.
Published
July 6, 2022

Cardinal Hummes, close friend of Pope Francis, dies at 87

The Brazilian Catholic cardinal inspired the pontiff to pick his name after the 2013 conclave,
Published
November 12, 2021

If canonized, Detroit priest Father Solanus Casey would be a rarity among saints: American

While there are more than 10,000 saints in the Roman Catholic Church, fewer than a dozen are from the United States.
Published
October 29, 2021

Pope told Biden he should ‘keep receiving Communion,’ president says

Some U.S. bishops have suggested that the president be denied the Catholic sacrament because of his support for abortion rights and same-sex marriage.
Published
September 3, 2021

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, pleads not guilty in Massachusetts sex assault

An activist says former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's court appearance in a sex abuse case marks a new phase in the global struggle to hold clerics accountable.
Published
July 29, 2021

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen

He faces three counts of indecent assault and battery on the boy, including at a wedding reception in Massachusetts in 1974.
Published
July 27, 2021

Cardinal in Vatican fraud trial: My conscience is ‘tranquil’

Defendants are alleged to have cost the Holy See tens of millions of dollars in donated funds through poor investments, dealings with shady money managers and purported favors to friends and family.
Published
July 16, 2021

Pope reverses Benedict, reimposes restrictions on Latin Mass

Pope Francis says he took the action because Pope Benedict XVI’s reform had become a source of division in the church and been exploited by Catholics opposed to the Second Vatican Council.