Vaticano : Opposition to Pope Francis spills into view in wake of Benedict's death

Pope Francis might be forgiven for feeling trapped in that play right now, since from Europe to Africa, he's being offered some hard lessons in the limits of papal power.

The most significant part of the law, a permanent version of a 2019 measure, may be its impact on the 'lay faithful,' who will be more accountable for abuse. - - Pope Francis on Saturday expanded and made permanent a 2019 church law that seeks to hold top religious leaders, church officials and now lay Catholic leaders responsible if they commit or cover up ...

Michael's Cathedral Basilica in downtown Toronto took place about six weeks after Pope Francis formally named Leo to the post. Leo succeeds Cardinal Thomas Collins, who offered his resignation on his ...

Pope Francis on Saturday updated rules on dealing with sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, expanding their scope to include lay Catholic leaders and spelling out that both minors and adults can ...

Pope Francis on Saturday accepted a resignation request from a German bishop who asked to step down because of his mistakes in handling sexual abuse cases. Franz - Josef Bode, who has been the bishop ...

Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up cases of sex abuse, expanding it to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that ...

On March 25, we celebrate the first anniversary of the consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary by Pope Francis. Therefore, it is essential to renew the consecration of our long - suffering Ukrainian people today, stated the Father and Head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, during the Liturgy ...

Cardinal Gerhard Müller said Pope Francis should correct and, if necessary, punish the German bishops who have approved what he calls 'heretical texts' and 'proposals directly against the Catholic faith,' including offering ...

Survivors of Roman Catholic clergy sex abuse from Britain and Ireland said on Thursday they finally felt vindicated after "transformative" meetings with Pope Francis and leaders of the Comboni Missionary order. The survivors were abused as teenagers in the 1960s and 1970s, while studying to be missionary priests at a Comboni seminary in Yorkshire, ...

... it was framed in much reporting and commentary as a protest vote against Pope Francis. 'Bishops elect anti - Francis archbishop as president,' was how the National Catholic Reporter headlined an ...