Roman Catholic Church

Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson arrives for sentencing at Newcastle Local Court in Newcastle, on Tuesday.

World News

Australian Archbishop Sentenced To Home Detention For Sex Abuse Cover-Up

2:20am July 03, 2018

The Roman Catholic prelate faced a maximum of two years in prison for failing to report abuse by a fellow priest in the 1970s. He will be eligible for parole after serving six months.

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience at the Vatican last month.

Pope Francis Announces New Path To Sainthood

5:51pm July 11, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The new category recognizes those who sacrifice their lives for others. The pope announced the pathway on Tuesday, and it is seen as one of the biggest changes to the process in centuries.

Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Marie Jona Yoo pours batter on a hot plate used to bake low-gluten altar breads.

Religion

Gluten-Free Host A No-Go, Says Pope

5:05pm July 10, 2017

by Amy Held

The bread used for celebrating the Eucharist must contain some gluten, said the Vatican, but there is still a way for many celiac sufferers to receive the sacrament.

Philippine Catholic bishop Broderick Pabillo leads a vigil for victims of extrajudicial killings at a church in Manila in August 2016. The country's Catholic Bishops' Conference has issued a rare pastoral letter condemning President Rodrigo Duterte's bloo

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Has A New Adversary — The Church

2:51pm March 15, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

The profanity-prone president and his country's Catholic Church are at loggerheads, mostly over Duterte's war on drugs, which has killed more than 7,500 people in less than a year.

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The site of a former home for unmarried mothers and their babies, run by nuns in Tuam, Ireland, between the 1920s and 1960s. A government commission says excavations have revealed the remains of children buried there during that time.

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Irish Authorities Say Remains Of Children Found At Former Home For Unwed Mothers

3:45pm March 03, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Authorities believe "there are a significant number of children's remains" at the home run by the Bon Secours nuns from the 1920s to the 1960s in the town of Tuam.

Pope Francis hugs Sister Carmen Sammut at the end of a meeting in May with hundreds of women who serve the Roman Catholic Church. The pontiff has appointed a commission to study whether women can serve as deacons.

Pope Appoints Commission To Study Possibility Of Women As Deacons

11:59am August 02, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The Vatican says Pope Francis has asked a group of seven men and six women to study whether women should be allowed to serve as deacons within the Roman Catholic Church.

After 11-Year Vigil, Massachusetts Catholic Church Holds Final Service

7:29pm May 30, 2016

by Craig LeMoult

In 2004, the Archdiocese of Boston announced the closure of St. Frances X. Cabrini Church in Scituate, Mass. Parishioners have fought to keep it open, but finally exhausted their legal appeals.

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Top Editor At Catholic News Service Reportedly Pushed Out Over Pro-LGBT Tweets

1:05pm April 15, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Tony Spence, director of a news outlet covering the church, was asked to resign this week, according to several Catholic news outlets. He had tweeted about controversial laws in several states.

Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton and John Slattery play Boston Globe journalists in the film, Spotlight.

Film Shines A 'Spotlight' On Boston's Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal

5:01pm October 29, 2015

A new movie chronicles the team of journalists who uncovered the clergy sex abuse scandal in Boston. Director Tom McCarthy and former Globe editor Walter Robinson join Fresh Air to discuss Spotlight.

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Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio (left), president of the Vatican Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, arrives to read Pope Francis' statement on marriage annulment reforms at the Vatican on Tuesday.

Pope Francis Smooths Process To Annul Marriages

12:39pm September 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The Catholic Church still doesn't recognize divorce, but the changes promise to make it easier to annul marriages deemed invalid by a church court by using a "more agile" process.

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