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Pope names Oblate priest secretary of child protection commission

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has named Oblate Father Andrew Small secretary "pro tempore" of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

6/22/21

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Catholic scientists studying possibility of intelligent extraterrestrial life

VATICAN CITY — With the expected release this month of the U.S. Department of Defense's report on unidentified aerial phenomenon, or UAPs, the question of intelligent life beyond Earth's solar system is back in the limelight.

6/18/21

JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES | Catholic News Service

People with disabilities faced more barriers during pandemic, academy says

VATICAN CITY — People with disabilities were often overlooked and faced discrimination in various health care policies and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Pontifical Academy for Life.

6/16/21

Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service
Pope denies cardinal's request to resign; agrees 'we have sinned'

VATICAN CITY — Agreeing with German Cardinal Reinhard Marx that Catholic leaders cannot adopt an "ostrich policy" in the face of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis still told the cardinal that he would not accept his resignation as head of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.More

6/10/21

Cindy Wooden

Scholar discounts new claim St. Peter's remains may be in forgotten tomb

VATICAN CITY — The remains of St. Peter may have been and possibly still could be buried in catacombs under the Mausoleum of St. Helena after being moved from the Vatican hillside during anti-Christian persecutions in the third century, according to a paper published recently by three Italian researchers.More

6/8/21

Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service

U.S. recognizes Vatican finance, auditing measures

VATICAN CITY — The United States added Vatican City State to its list of countries that conform to international standards regarding the verification of the identity of persons conducting financial transactions through its institutions, including the so-called Vatican bank.More

6/7/21

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

Citing 'systemic failures' in handling abuse, cardinal offers resignation

VATICAN CITY — German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, 67, has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, saying that bishops must begin to accept responsibility for the institutional failures of the church in handling the clerical sexual abuse crisis.More

6/4/21

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Holy See receives permanent observer status at the WHO

VATICAN CITY — The World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to formalize the participation of the Holy See in the World Health Organization as a nonmember state observer.More

6/2/21

Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service

Vatican announces revised canon law on crimes, punishments

The revision of "Book VI: Penal Sanctions in the Church," one of seven books that make up the code for the Latin rite of the Catholic Church, was promulgated June 1 and will go into effect Dec. 8.More

6/1/21

CINDY WOODEN | CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

'The Pope Video' initiative celebrates fifth anniversary

ROME — "The Pope Video," a monthly video featuring the pope's prayer intentions, has given Catholics around the world an opportunity to be united and feel a part of the universal church, said Jesuit Father Federic Fornos, international director of the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network.More

5/28/21

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

Pope: Vatican media must be creative, take risks, fulfill purpose

VATICAN CITY — Do not let a complex organizational hierarchy stifle creativity, hamper decision-making and impede serving its actual purpose, Pope Francis told the Vatican's communications office.More

5/26/21

Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service

Pope recognizes martyrdom of Peruvian nun

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of Sister Agustina Rivas Lopez, a member of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, who was killed by guerrillas in Peru in 1990.More

5/25/21

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

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