Vatican News

Gänswein: Sex abuse crisis is Church’s '9/11,' but seeking God is the only way forward

Rome, Italy, Sep 11, 2018 / 03:58 pm (CNA).- While the current sex abuse crisis is tantamount to the Church’s own ‘9/11,’ Catholics can maintain hope if they remain focused on seeking God above all else, said Archbishop Georg Gänswein, personal secretary of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

Cardinal DiNardo and USCCB officials to meet with Pope Francis

Washington D.C., Sep 11, 2018 / 12:33 pm (CNA).- The director of the Vatican’s press office has confirmed that Pope Francis will meet with the president of the U.S. bishops’ conference Thursday, along with the conference’s vice-president, general secretary, and the president of the pope’s commission on child protection. The meeting is expected to address the clerical sexual abuse crisis that has roiled the Church in the U.S. for several months.

What Pope Francis can clarify about the Vigano testimony- and what he can't

Vatican City, Sep 11, 2018 / 12:15 pm (CNA).- It has been more than two weeks since the former papal nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, released his 11-page “testimony” concerning what he called the “heart-breaking case of the Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, D.C., Theodore McCarrick.”

Pope's cardinal advisors say Vatican will soon respond to Viganò allegations

Vatican City, Sep 11, 2018 / 10:12 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis’ group of cardinal advisors have issued a statement saying the Holy See is preparing an answer to current debates, presumably referencing questions raised following allegations by Archbishop Carlo Viganò.

Commentary: Red flags, abuse, and the final judgment

New York City, N.Y., Sep 10, 2018 / 03:49 pm (CNA).- Christ tells us to recognize the false prophets, the ones who are secretly ravenous wolves longing to eat His people up, by the fruit they bear. The laity (and some clergy) have demanded answers about the predations of Archbishop McCarrick and the bishops who enabled his abuse. We’re still waiting for many of them, including the disclosure of Vatican documents that could directly confirm or debunk Archbishop Viganò’s testimony.

Cardinal O’Malley: Listening to abuse survivors is crucial

Vatican City, Sep 10, 2018 / 03:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In an interview with Vatican News on Sunday, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston said Church leaders must listen to abuse survivors’ experiences to respond properly to the sexual abuse crisis

Pope Francis: Don't make a show of doing good

Vatican City, Sep 9, 2018 / 05:43 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis said Sunday that Jesus teaches when doing good deeds, they should be performed discretely and without trying to draw attention to one’s self.

“[Jesus] teaches us that good should be done without clamor and without ostentation, without ‘sounding the trumpet.’ It must be done in silence,” the pope said Sept. 9.

Letter acknowledges Vatican receipt of allegations against McCarrick in 2000

Vatican City, Sep 7, 2018 / 03:45 pm (CNA).- Catholic News Service on Friday published a redacted version of a letter sent in 2006 from a high-ranking official of the Secretariat of State, which implicitly acknowledges receipt of allegations made against then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

Speak out against injustice, Pope Francis says

Vatican City, Sep 7, 2018 / 04:14 am (CNA/EWTN News).- God needs Christians to be his hands and feet on earth, and to speak out about injustice wherever it happens, especially when hidden by silence, the pope said in an interview published Friday.

Speaking with “Sole 24 ore,” a daily Italian newspaper, Francis said, “the Lord promises rest and liberation to all the oppressed in the world, but he needs us to make his promise effective.”

True rest is found in Christ – not escapism, pope says

Vatican City, Sep 5, 2018 / 04:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The commandment to rest on Sundays is an invitation to be centered on Christ and to give praise and thanksgiving for the gift of life, not to waste the day in distraction, Pope Francis said Wednesday.

“For us Christians, the center of the Lord’s Day, Sunday, is the Eucharist, which means ‘thanksgiving.’ It is the day to say to God: thank you, thank you, Lord; thank you for life, for your mercy, for all your gifts,” the pope said Sept. 5.

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