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Pope Francis to open major Vatican summit, but hot issues on hold

Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis will open a month-long summit of global Catholic leaders on Wednesday but it is likely to defer any decision on divisive issues such as women’s ordination and blessings for same-sex couples until next year. The gathering, which includes cardinals, bishops and lay people from more than 110 countries, will vote […]

Victims ask Pope for independent inquiry into abuse by prominent priest

Rome, Italy Reuters Former nuns who said they were subjected to sexual, psychological or spiritual abuse by a famous priest urged Pope Francis on Wednesday to allow an independent investigation, saying the Catholic Church had put up “a rubber wall” blocking the truth. Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, a religious artist whose mosaics adorn about 200 […]

Argentina archbishop says he made mistakes in handling abuse allegations against priest

Monsignor Victor Manuel Fernandez, archbishop of La Plata, smiles after a Mass at the Cathedral in La Plata, Argentina, on Sunday, 9th July, 2023.

La Plata, Argentina AP Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández, chosen by Pope Francis to head the Vatican office that ensures doctrinal orthodoxy, conceded Sunday he made mistakes in handling a 2019 case of a priest accused of sexual abuse of minors. The case has drawn allegations by critics that Fernández tried to protect the priest, a charge that he […]