Tag: Catolic church

• Saturday, February 1st 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Pope Francis and president Alberto Fernandez examined Argentine problems

  

  A smiling Pope Francis welcomed the new president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, to the Vatican on Friday morning and then spoke with him in a private audience for 45 minutes, signaling that good relations exist between the two leaders and suggesting that this could perhaps open the door for the pontiff’s first visit to his homeland since his election—though the president later said they did not discuss this.

• Tuesday, May 1st 2018 - 10:03 UTC

  Vatican's Treasurer to stand trial in Australia on sexual abuse charges

  

  A magistrate in Australia has ordered Cardinal George Pell, one of the Vatican's senior-most officials, to stand trial on sexual abuse charges involving allegations from multiple individuals dating back decades.

• Monday, February 26th 2018 - 09:16 UTC

  Israel threatens to confiscate Christian land and assets following new municipal tax law

  

  The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem locked its doors and closed until further notice to protest a new municipal tax policy and a bill that would allow the Israeli government to confiscate some church land in exchange for compensation.