Tag: Code of Canon Law
Canon Law Book VI revisions should help Church in efforts at...
VATICAN CITY -- The new series of laws and provisions set out in the revised section on crimes and penalties in the Code of...
Priests may celebrate four Masses on Christmas, feast days, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican decreed that priests can celebrate as many as four Masses on several important feast days, including Christmas, to accommodate...
Theodore McCarrick report from Vatican highlights weaknesses in process for vetting...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican report on Theodore E. McCarrick highlights repeated failures in the process for vetting bishops, a process that often seemed...
Australian states to have priests report abuse disclosed in confession
SYDNEY — The Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania have become the latest in the country to pass legislation criminalizing priests who fail to...