Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus gives us an extraordinary command to consider the weakest and most vulnerable in our society: “When you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame...
An association representing the opposite end of the spectrum in the Vatican from cardinals – the rank-and-file laity in the workforce, not the clerical pinnacle – is warning that recent cuts to...
Two private citizens who filed a criminal complaint against a Vatican official investigating a scandal-plagued Peruvian group have announced that the case has reached a phase in which it will likely...
Members of the pope’s abuse watchdog body have said they find long wait times for victims who have lodged a complaint and a lack of information available on their cases to be of great concern, with...
“The commission found a persistent concern regarding the transparency in the Roman Curia’s procedures and juridical processes,” the report said, observing this “will continue to foment distrust...
Overall, Francis has visited 15 prisons so far during his papacy, most in Italy but a handful abroad, including the sprawling Palmasola prison in Bolivia during his trip to the country in July 2015.