Posts Tagged ‘Italian Catholic Church’

New Italian church head faces demands for abuse inquiry

Thursday, June 2nd, 2022

Pope Francis on Tuesday named a bishop in his own image, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, as the new head of the Italian bishops conference, as the Italian Catholic Church comes under mounting pressure to confront its legacy of clerical sexual abuse with an independent inquiry. Francis’ widely expected choice was announced during the second day of Read more