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Italy seeks arrest of broker in Vatican property deal
Italian authorities issued an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, an Italian broker who served as the middleman in the Vatican's majority stake purchase of a property in London.
Transparency on sex abuse still needed, church experts say
While Pope Francis' reform of canon law is a good step toward accountability for church leadership, more must be done, including support for the rights of victims, said canonists in Rome.
Major Vatican conference on priesthood slated for 2022
The relationship between baptism and ordained ministry, and between laypeople and priests, will be studied at a three-day theological gathering to ensure service, not "ecclesiastical power," is the focus for clergy.
False promises, economic illusions feed some migrants’ dreams
It's not only Central Americans in cities who are fleeing their country because of gangs. Rural residents believe the only way to build a home and start a family is to work in the U.S. But their rose-colored dreams meet harsh realities.
Pope calls all Catholics to be missionaries of God’s mercy
We need to let ourselves be forgiven," Pope Francis said on Divine Mercy Sunday, calling for people to embrace confession, since the sacrament "is not about ourselves and our sins, but about God and his mercy. We -- all of us -- need this badly."
A look at top-5 lists of facts from Catholic Church around the world
The Statistical Yearbook of the Church, published last month, offers 500 pages of charts and statistics on church life in every region of the world and nation -- China being the key exception.
‘Profound evil’ of abuse must be eradicated, Pope Francis tells symposium
The pope opened a three-day international meeting online with religious leaders, scholars, experts and survivors to prevent and heal from child sexual abuse.
London cardinal leads Catholics in mourning death of Prince Philip
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster led Catholics of England and Wales in mourning the death of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. The prince died April 9 at age 99.
Mexican bishop announces run for political office, then backtracks
The Mexican bishops' conference disavowed the candidacy for state office by an 84-year-old retired bishop. Though involved in a past scandal he decried corrupt officials, and said, "I expect to rob nothing."
Church divisions stem from misunderstanding ‘reform,’ Cardinal Parolin says
Three days after the papal preacher called on Catholics to repent for dividing the church, the Vatican secretary of state said the divisions are real and do "a lot of damage to the church."