Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
Pope acknowledges outcry of victims, calls for help safeguarding children
VATICAN CITY -- "No effort must be spared" to prevent future cases of clerical sexual abuse and "to prevent the possibility of their being...
On Assumption feast, pope asks consolation for all who suffer
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Mary's assumption into heaven was a special sign of God's favor, but it also indicates God's desire to save all...
Pope set to be in Ireland for world meeting but will...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis is traveling to Ireland specifically for the World Meeting of Families, but the sex abuse crisis is dominating headlines...
Abuse expert says crisis is call to new vision of priesthood,...
VATICAN CITY -- A Jesuit priest who has been on the frontline of advocating for survivors of clerical sexual abuse and developing detailed programs...
Faith is a relationship, not a set of rules, pope says...
VATICAN CITY — Doing God’s will means first of all believing in Jesus and allowing love for him to translate into love for one’s...
Pope Francis revises catechism to say death penalty is ‘inadmissible’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Building on the development of Catholic Church teaching against capital punishment, Pope Francis has ordered a revision of the Catechism...
Accompanying change: Dublin meeting to focus on today’s families
VATICAN CITY — The last time a pope visited Ireland, the Constitution prohibited divorce, gay marriages were unthinkable, abortion was illegal and physical and...
After World War I, church changed mission approach, cardinal says
VATICAN CITY -- World War I and its aftermath changed the map of Europe, but also dismantled the notion of the "state church" in...
Birth of an encyclical: Priest documents preparation of ‘Humanae Vitae’
VATICAN CITY -- Documents in the Vatican Secret Archives and the archives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prove it was...
Pope shares childhood memories with Italian children
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis told Italian schoolchildren that he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, “the most beautiful city in the world,” and...