Six Years Since Benedict’s Exit
February 28, 2019Currents News Staff It was exactly six years ago today that the then-Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican. It came after the […]
Topic: Pope Francis
Vatican Contrast on Pell, McCarrick Driven by Doubt About Guilt
February 27, 2019By John L. Allen Jr. ROME (Crux) – Like virtually everyone in Catholic circles, the Vatican has known since December about Cardinal George […]
How Canon Law Punishes Sexual Abuse of Minors
February 26, 2019By Emily Drooby This past weekend many sexual abuse survivors were outside the Vatican sex abuse summit to share their frustration over […]
Pope Francis Sounds Battle Cry Against Abuse, While Victims Unconvinced
February 25, 2019Currents News Staff Results of the Summit are a new law in Vatican City State on child protection, the creation of task […]
Pope’s Abuse Summit Speech “Short on Specifics”
February 25, 2019Currents News Staff The abuse summit will have a huge impact on the Catholic Church, but it’s unclear what concrete actions will […]
Currents News for Friday, February 22, 2019
February 22, 2019On the newscast: Holding Bishops accountable in sex abuse cases… that’s the main topic today at the unprecedented Vatican sex abuse summit; […]
The American Church Still Has “Plenty Left To Do”
February 22, 2019Currents News Staff As part of our team coverage of the groundbreaking summit on abuse, and to further explain what it’s impact […]
Emotional Exchange as Abuse Survivor Meets Pope
February 22, 2019Currents News Staff Behind the scenes, the Pope is meeting with survivors in Rome for the summit on abuse and we’re learning […]
Survivors Speak Out With Emotional Testimonies
February 22, 2019Currents News Staff On Summit day two, survivors are not speaking about what is going on inside the Synod Hall, but rather […]
Ambassador to Vatican Says U.S. ‘Support Efforts to Pursue Justice and Protect Victims’
February 22, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME – After meeting with victims of sexual abuse on Friday, the U.S. Ambassador to the […]