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Vatican investigates former Chilean archbishop
Schonstatt Father Fernando Baeza, the order's provincial superior in Santiago, Chile, said an accusation of abuse that occurred in Germany in 2004 against retired Archbishop Francisco Jose Cox was reported in 2017.
Martyred archbishop lived Gospel, sought God’s will, says Mercy sister
As the world Synod of Bishops unfolds at the Vatican, thousands of faithful pilgrims get ready to witness the Oct. 14 canonization of Blessed Oscar Romero, along with Blessed Paul VI and five other new saints.
Church must answer abuse survivors’ thirst for justice, archbishop says
Responding to clerical sexual abuse demands truth and justice, not just admitting a sin was committed, said Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna of Malta.
Migration should be a choice, not forced, says cardinal
Italian Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education, told reporters at a briefing Oct. 6, "The church in Italy and other countries has opened its doors" to migrants.
McCarrick case: Vatican starting to acknowledge mistakes
In an Oct. 7 open letter, Cardinal Ouellet said that the Congregation for Bishops had placed restrictions on former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick but Pope Benedict XVI had not applied formal sanctions.
Top cardinal lashes out at Archbishop Vigano’s ‘open rebellion’ on McCarrick case
Because rumors of Cardinal McCarrick's sexual misconduct were not proof, then-Pope Benedict XVI never imposed formal sanctions on him, which means Pope Francis never lifted them, Cardinal Marc Ouellet wrote to Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the former Vatican nuncio to the U.S.
Christians must live the beatitudes, not just preach them, pope says
With songs, poetry and dance -- including hip-hop -- young people shared with Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops some of their life stories, hopes, dreams and, especially, questions.
Mary is a mother to sinners, not the corrupt, pope says
In a book that was scheduled to be released Oct. 10 in Italian, the pope said Mary is unable to enter the hearts of corrupt men and women because they have made the "satanic" choice of "locking the door from the inside."
Pope: Eastern-rite priests’ families offer unique example
Speaking to laypeople, clergy and religious of the Slovak Catholic Church -- a Byzantine-rite church that has maintained its tradition of ordaining both celibate and married men -- the pope said, "the families of priests live a unique mission today."
Mercy, love can heal wounded marriages, pope says
God wants couples to live out their marriage faithfully and not abandon hope when things go awry, Pope Francis said.