News/International
A Hong Kong Court fined Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, 90, and five others for failing to register a humanitarian fund set up to help people arrested in anti-government protests pay legal fees.
With America magazine Pope Francis talks about church division, women, abortion
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceIn a wide-ranging interview with top staff of America magazine, Pope Francis decried increased polarization within the Catholic Church, affirmed the need to involve more women in church administration but ruled out women priests and emphasized the importance of the ministry of individual bishops over the role of a bishops' conference.
Meal project a lifeline for Lebanon’s newly poor
By Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News ServiceThe aroma of caramelized onions, cumin and baked fish still lingers as volunteers busily fill hundreds of containers of meals for the poor.
Private lifestyle no longer a reason for job dismissal in German church
By Catholic News ServicePeople who work for the Catholic Church in Germany and live in a second marriage or in a same-sex partnership will in most cases no longer have to brace for their dismissal under new employment guidelines being discussed by the country's bishops.
Pope Francis suspends Caritas Internationalis officers, appoints administrator
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServicePope Francis has suspended the secretary-general and other top officers of Caritas Internationalis, appointing a temporary administrator to oversee improved management policies and to prepare for the election of new officers in May.
Italian bishops publish first abuse, child protection audit
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceItalian diocesan "listening centers" for victims of abuse took reports from 89 people against 68 priests or other church personnel in 2020 and 2021, the Italian bishops' conference reported.
Lebanon risks ‘paralysis’ with president impasse, say Church leaders
By Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News ServiceWith a presidential vacuum in Lebanon, the country’s Catholic religious leaders urged parliament “to elect a president immediately.”
Vatican to investigate cardinal over abuse claims
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceThe Vatican will open an investigation into French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, the retired archbishop of Bordeaux, who admitted in a public letter that he had abused a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago.
Vatican confirms it is opening abuse investigation of French cardinal
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServicePope helped facilitate Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange
By Catholic News ServiceRussia’s ambassador to the Vatican confirmed Pope Francis helped facilitate recent prisoner exchanges with Ukraine and said the Vatican is ready to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia.
Crypto technology a moment for ‘hope,’ entrepreneur says
By Catholic News ServiceA Catholic author and entrepreneur is inviting the Church to engage with new technologies poised to revolutionize not only finance, but society itself.