by Francis X. Rocca | Nov 24, 2010 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A Holocaust-denying bishop whose readmission to the Roman Catholic Church provoked an international outcry last year now faces expulsion from his ultra-traditionalist group for hiring a lawyer with neo-Nazi ties. Bishop Richard Williamson was one of...
by Francis X. Rocca | Nov 22, 2010 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican announced on Friday (Nov. 19) that it is preparing international guidelines to prevent the sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic clergy, a long-awaited response to a scandal that has seeped into countless corners of the church....
by Francis X. Rocca | Nov 18, 2010 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A week and a half after losing five Anglican bishops to the Catholic Church, the leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion reaffirmed his dedication to ecumenical relations between the two churches—and his belief that female Anglican priests should...
by Francis X. Rocca | Nov 16, 2010 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI on Monday (Nov. 15) warned against doping in athletic competition, a practice he called incompatible with “human and Christian values.” The pope made his remarks at a meeting with Italian ski instructors at the Vatican. “A balance...
by Francis X. Rocca | Nov 15, 2010 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Catholic archbishops of New York and Boston will meet personally with victims of abusive priests as part of a Vatican investigation of the Catholic Church in Ireland, the Vatican announced on Friday (Nov. 12). Pope Benedict XVI called for the...
