Munich abuse report incriminates Pope Benedict XVI; Vatican to study document
By CNS- A law firm’s report on how abuse cases were handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising incriminated...
January 2022
Polish diocese apologises after suggestion altar server enjoyed rape
By Jonathan Luxmoore – A Polish diocese apologised after its lawyer suggested a former altar server could have enjoyed being...
Who Was Father Rutilio Grande SJ?
By Fr Arturo Sosa, SJ – On 22 January 2022 Father Rutilio Grande, SJ, and laymen Manuel Solórzano and Nelson...
South Sudan Bishop’s Initiative Helps Eliminate Need for Cattle Raids
By Paul Jeffrey – In a country at war, it’s a region at peace, thanks to a retired South Sudanese...
El Salvador’s Four New Blesseds Set Example for Worldwide Church
By Bishop Oswaldo Escobar Aguilar – El Salvador’s beatifications of two priests and two lay companions highlight our Salvadoran church’s...
From Violence to Respect for Life
On 17 January it was the U.S. holiday commemorating the great civil and human rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King,...
In Priest’s Abuse Trial, German Archbishop Says He Mishandled Situation
By CNS – In the first testimony ever given by a German Catholic bishop in a court case on abuse,...
Pope: People’s Mistakes and Sins Do Not Frighten God
By Carol Glatz – God is not frightened by people’s sins, mistakes or failures, Pope Francis said. What God is...
No violence against women, say Irish bishops after teacher’s murder
By Sarah Mac Donald – Following the violent death of a 23-year-old schoolteacher in a midlands town, two Irish bishops...
