France Religious services resume in France as COVID-19 restrictions relaxed France is one of the most heavily impacted countries by the global pandemic, with more than 180,000 confirmed cases and over 28,000 deaths. 23/05/2020
Australia Cardinal Pell is free, cleared of child sex abuse in Melbourne The most senior Catholic to be found guilty of child sex abuse has had his conviction thrown out by Australia's top court. 07/04/2020
Vatican Pope avoids question of married priests in Amazon document The Argentine Jesuit has long been sensitive to the plight of the Amazon 12/02/2020
View Pope Francis put a woman in a top Vatican role. It shows how little power Catholic women hold ǀ View 24/01/2020
Vatican Priests in rehab: how the Vatican tries to 'cure' child abusers An estimated 24 recovery centres for clergymen operate in Italy. Euronews reports on their methods and the controversies surrounding them. 21/01/2020
Vatican Priests should be celibate, says Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis is weighing whether to allow married men to be ordained to make up a shortage of priests 13/01/2020
no comment Huge crowds join Black Nazarene procession in the Philippines A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ on Thursday. 09/01/2020
Vatican Cardinal Newman declared a saint by Pope Francis Pope Francis on Sunday declared five people saints, including Cardinal John Henry Newman, a leading 19th century Anglican who converted to Catholicism and became one of the most influential Christian figures of modern times. 13/10/2019
Australia Former Vatican treasurer loses appeal against sexual abuse convictions An Australian court upheld Cardinal George Pell's sexual abuse convictions. 21/08/2019
Poland Archbishop warns of 'rainbow plague' amid LGBT tensions in Poland An archbishop in Poland has warned of a "rainbow plague" amid ongoing tensions in the country over gay rights. 02/08/2019
View In the wake of its own child abuse scandal, Poland must break the Church’s grip ǀ View 21/05/2019
Republic of Northern Macedonia Pope Francis continues Balkan tour with a visit to North Macedonia 07/05/2019
Vatican Pope's Easter vigil Mass urges worshipers to live for God, not wealth Pope Francis led Catholics into Easter with a vigil Mass on Saturday night. 20/04/2019
