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Caring for the ill should include spiritual assistance, pope says

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Taking care of those who are sick or struggling with illness requires taking care of the whole person -- including...

Pope encourages joint community service by rabbis, parish priests

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VATICAN CITY — The fruitful friendship and dialogue between Jews and Christians must go beyond the world of experts and academia, Pope Francis said. “It...

Nuns hope more women at summit sets standard for future Vatican...

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ROME — The Catholic sisters who took part in Pope Francis’ summit on clergy sexual abuse say they hope the presence of a dozen...

Cardinal Pell convicted on five counts; verdict will be appealed

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MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian court found Cardinal George Pell guilty on five charges related to the sexual abuse of two 13-year-old boys; sentencing...

Vatican summit: Four primary audiences of Pope Francis close meetings with...

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VATICAN CITY -- The long-awaited "Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church," nicknamed the abuse summit, was an extraordinary and historic gathering...

Vatican summit concludes; Pope Francis plans new set of laws on...

VATICAN CITY -- While the four-day Vatican summit on the protection of minors has ended, the work to ensure that laws and concrete actions...

Clericalism, abuse of power, at heart of sex abuse crisis, cardinal...

VATICAN CITY — The abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is a call for bishops to unmask the deep-seated clericalism that placed protection of...

Bishop Borys Gudziak named to lead Ukrainian archeparchy that includes Delaware

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WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Borys Gudziak of the Paris-based Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Volodymyr the Great, to be the seventh...

Vatican summit preview: Bishops must be held accountable, claim ‘responsibility and...

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VATICAN CITY -- When presented with an accusation that a priest has sexually abused a child, "whether it's criminal or malicious complicity and a...

McCarrick removed from the priesthood, found guilty of abuse

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has confirmed the removal from the priesthood of Theodore E. McCarrick, the 88-year-old former cardinal and archbishop of Washington. The...