Vatican-backed sex abuse research institute expands mandate
ROME (AP) — The Catholic Church’s foremost research institute studying sexual abuse of minors is expanding its mandate to also…
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Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests…
Pope Francis’ book explores George Floyd, virus skeptics
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of…
Wilton Gregory becomes first Black American Catholic cardinal
Wilton Gregory, archbishop of Washington and once the bishop of the Belleville diocese, is now the first African-American Catholic cardinal.…
Francis becomes first pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that…