Paris court convicts former Vatican envoy of sexual assault

Paris, France AP A Paris court on Wednesday convicted a former Vatican ambassador to France of sexually assaulting five men in 2018 and 2019, and handed him a suspended eight-month prison sentence. Retired Archbishop Luigi Ventura, 76 – who was not present in court – was “shattered” by the verdict, according to his lawyer, Solange […]
By video and social distance, Catholic archbishop installed in Atlanta

Atlanta, US AP Atlanta’s new archbishop was installed Wednesday in a Mass that tweaked Catholic traditions with social distancing among priests and video messages from church leaders who could not attend during the coronavirus pandemic. The Mass began with Archbishop Gregory J Hartmayer knocking three times on the large wooden doors of Christ the King […]