A Vatican court found nine defendants, including a powerful cardinal close to Pope Francis, guilty on charges of financial crimes and corruption Saturday, in what observers have described as the Holy See’s trial of the century, the Washington Post reported. The case centers on a bad...
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Under pressure from Indigenous groups, the Vatican formally repudiated the colonial-era “Doctrine of Discovery,” the edict backed by 15th-century papal decrees that justified the seizure of lands in Africa and the Americas by European colonialists, the Associated Press reported Thursday. The Holy See announced that the...
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Predominantly Catholic Nicaragua said it plans to suspend relations with the Vatican, days after Pope Francis strongly criticized the government of President Daniel Ortega for its crackdown on the Catholic clergy, the Associated Press reported. The Nicaraguan foreign ministry issued a statement Sunday suggesting ties were...
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Pope Francis formally apologized over the weekend for the abuse Canadian Indigenous children experienced at Catholic Church-run residential schools for over a century, following years of campaigning by Canada’s native leaders to receive an apology, the Wall Street Journal reported. The pontiff expressed “indignation and shame...
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Pope Francis unveiled a series of reforms for the Holy See this week that will ensure greater decision-making roles for the laity, especially women, and better protection for minors, the Hill reported. The new Praedicate evangelium, or "Proclaiming the Gospel," will become the new constitution for...
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