Vatican unveils commission to combat sexual abuse
By Hada Messia, CNN Rome (CNN)–Pope Francis is creating a commission to prevent the abuse of minors and to support victims of abuse, Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley announced Thursday in Rome. The new...
View ArticleArchbishop accused of abuse, takes leave of absence
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor [twitter-follow screen_name='BurkeCNN'] (CNN) The Catholic Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been accused of inappropriately touching a boy and will...
View ArticleSupreme Court delays contraception mandate for two Catholic nonprofits
By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer Washington (CNN)–The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily exempted two Catholic Church-affiliated nonprofits from requirements to provide contraceptive coverage...
View ArticleWhat the Pope's choice of new cardinals means
Opinion by the Rev. James Martin, special to CNN (CNN) - Pope Francis' selection on Sunday of 19 new cardinals, the men who will select the next pope, seems aimed to help rebalance the church in...
View ArticleArchbishop's $2 million mansion gone with the wind?
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor [twitter-follow screen_name='BurkeCNN'] (CNN) - Facing sharp criticism for falling out of step with Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Atlanta has apologized for...
View ArticleVatican softens tone toward gays and lesbians
By Delia Gallagher, CNN ROME (CNN) - The Vatican said Thursday that gays and lesbians must be treated with respect, their children may be baptized in the church, and admitted that Catholic priests are...
View ArticlePope: bishops 'accountable' for sex abuse
(CNN) - Catholic bishops "will be held accountable" for failing to protect children from sexual abuse, Pope Francis said Monday, his strongest acknowledgment yet of what abuse victims have been saying...
View ArticleDebate rages ahead of Vatican synod on the family
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Rome (CNN) - More than 200 Catholic bishops, priests and laypeople from around the world gathered in Rome this weekend to begin discussing Catholic teachings on a range of...
View ArticleIt's hard to change the Catholic Church. Even if you're the Pope.
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Editor (CNN) - As Catholic bishops in Rome began a major meeting on modern family life two weeks ago, Pope Francis encouraged them to speak candidly and "without...
View ArticleNew Chicago archbishop ditches $14 million mansion
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Editor (CNN) - Chicago's new archbishop does not plan to live in the $14 million mansion that housed many of his predecessors but was seen by some Catholics as out of...
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