Pope Benedict's decision shocked the world. But was it the right thing to do?

The former chief sex crimes prosecutor for the Catholic Church, Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, was in New York this past weekend on special assignment. He went to interview Juan Carlos Cruz, a Chilean man who alleges that Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno, Chile, witnessed the abuse Cruz and others suffered at the hands of

At this point, there are only four possible explanations for what happened to a crucial letter

Controversy continues over a book penned by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Robert Sarah: From the Depths of our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy, and the Crisis of the Catholic Church. A timely meditation on the priesthood and particularly on the place