Pope Francis has asked for forgiveness for recent scandals that have taken place in Rome and in the Vatican. This statement came during his general audience in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday. The Pope said: “Before beginning the catechesis, I would like to ask forgiveness in the name of the Church for the scandals that Read more
Seminary enrolments in Australia and the United States are rising, in spite of the sex abuse and other scandals that have plagued the Catholic Church in recent years. In Australia, the seminary intake has risen from about 235 a year in 2007 to 350 in 2012. The rector of Holy Spirit Seminary in Queensland, Monsignor Read more
Italy’s powerful Catholic Church issued a blistering attack on the ruling political class on Monday, saying the country needed to “purify the air” caused by sex and corruption scandals that have given it a bad name around the world. A speech by Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco to fellow bishops stopped just short of asking for the Read more