Tag: Pope Francis

• Tuesday, August 21st 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  Argentines begin campaigning for a Secular State

  

  Argentines gathered in Buenos Aires last Saturday to oppose the influence of religion on Argentine politics and encourage people to quit the Catholic Church, in the wake of the recent Senate vote not to legalize some abortions.

• Tuesday, August 21st 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  Francis: “We showed no care for the little ones,” Francis wrote. “We abandoned them.”

  

  Pope Francis vowed Monday that “no effort must be spared” to root out priestly sex abuse and cover-up from the Catholic Church, but gave no indication that he would take action to sanction complicit bishops or end the Vatican culture of secrecy that has allowed the crisis to fester.

• Friday, August 17th 2018 - 09:44 UTC

  Pope Francis sides with victims of 300 “predators” and wants “to root out this tragic horror”

  

  Pope Francis is on the side of victims of more than 300 “predator” priests in the US accused of abusing children in one state, the Vatican says. In a statement, it said the Church wanted to listen to the victims to “root out this tragic horror”.

• Wednesday, June 6th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Argentina's national team cancels audience with Pope Francis

  

  Argentina's national team have cancelled an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican that was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, the Holy See has announced. The Albiceleste are preparing for the World Cup and have been training in Barcelona since May 31.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2018 - 08:22 UTC

  Pope sends a greeting message to “Mothers of Plaza de Mayo” on their 41st anniversary

  

  Pope Francis sent an audio message for the 41st anniversary of the “Madres de Plaza de Mayo” (Mothers of Plaza de Mayo), who protested against the disappearance of their children during the Dirty War (1976-1983) of Argentina’s military dictatorship.

• Friday, March 23rd 2018 - 07:34 UTC

  Vatican's communications chief resigns following manipulation of news

  

  The head of the Vatican's communications department resigned this week over a scandal about a letter from the retired pope that he mischaracterized in public and then had digitally manipulated in a photograph sent to the media.

• Wednesday, February 7th 2018 - 08:03 UTC

  Francis sends sex-crimes expert bishop to investigate Chilean clergy

  

  Pope Francis is sending a representative, a sex crimes expert, to Chile to investigate whether a bishop there covered up years of abuse, the Vatican announced. The announcement comes after the pope faced backlash earlier this month during a visit to Chile.

• Tuesday, January 23rd 2018 - 07:53 UTC

  Pope Francis apologizes for remarks in Chile referred to Bishop Juan Barros

  

  Pope Francis has apologized for remarks he made last week in Chile defending a bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse. He said he realized his words hurt many, but repeated his belief that Chilean Bishop Juan Barros was innocent. Francis was speaking to journalists on board a plane flying back to Rome.

• Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 09:11 UTC

  Crowd of 1.3 million at Pope's final Mass in Peru, contrasts with visit to Chile

  

  More than one million people turned out Sunday for Pope Francis’ final Mass in Peru, giving him a warm and heartfelt farewell that contrasted sharply with the outcry he caused in neighboring Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slandering a bishop.

• Saturday, January 20th 2018 - 09:33 UTC

  Francis blasts corruption, calls for greater transparency in public entities, private sector, and... the Church

  

  Pope Francis made a forceful call to combat corruption in Peru, calling it a social “virus” a month after the Andean nation’s president pardoned a former autocratic leader who had been jailed for graft and human rights abuses.