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Archbishop Scicluna to lead inquiry into scandal-ridden Peruvian group

July 21, 2023

ROME – Next week the Vatican’s top two investigators will arrive in Peru to conduct an in-depth inquiry into the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), a scandal-ridden lay group whose founder has been sanctioned for various abuses, including the sexual abuse of minors. According to sources with knowledge of the visit, Maltese Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Spanish Monsignor

Ukraine peace envoy hands Biden a letter from Pope denouncing ‘suffering’ of war

July 20, 2023

ROME – Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Pope Francis’s personal peace envoy for the war in Ukraine, has closed a two-day visit to Washington DC Wednesday, capping a whirlwind round of high-level civil and ecclesial meetings. Cardinal Zuppi was in Washington DC from July 17-19 along with an unnamed representative of the Vatican’s Secretariat of State

Tumult over Chaldean Patriarch’s status a blow to Iraq’s Christian minority

July 19, 2023

ROME – Iraqi President Adul Latif Rashid’s recent decision to withdraw an official decree recognising Cardinal Luis Raphael Sako as Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church has added an additional uncertainty to the country’s already fragile Christian community. On July 3, Rashid, a Kurdish politician who has held office since last year, issued a new

Pope’s envoy flies to Washington after Joe Biden offers cluster bombs to Ukraine

July 17, 2023

Pope Francis’s personal envoy for the Ukraine-Russia war, Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, is in Washington this week in an attempt to advance talks on humanitarian relief and peace efforts, the Vatican has announced. In a communique, the Vatican said that Cardinal Zuppi would be in Washington from July 17-19 along with an official from the

Sino-Vatican deal violated again: Francis rubber-stamps latest Communist gambit

July 15, 2023

ROME – Pope Francis has decided to recognize the transfer of a bishop in China earlier this year without his knowledge or approval, the Vatican announced Saturday, despite the fact that it violates the terms of a 2018 provisional agreement on episcopal appointments. In an interview accompanying the announcement, Vatican Secretary of State Italian Cardinal

Family accuses Vatican of trying to shift blame in ‘Vatican girl’ case

July 12, 2023

ROME – In response to suggestions in the Italian media that sexual advances by an uncle might be at the root of the infamous “Vatican Girl” mystery, the family of Emanuela Orlandi shot back angrily in a Monday news conference, charging that the Vatican is trying to duck its own responsibility in the case. “It’s

New awards recognise nuns as ‘unsung heroes’ in war against human trafficking

July 11, 2023

ROME – This autumn several organisations are banding together to recognise what they’re calling the “unsung heroes” in the fight against modern slavery and human trafficking, by offering an award to three women religious engaged in anti-trafficking efforts. In partnership with the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), the largest global umbrella organisation of women

EXCLUSIVE: I’m here to enforce the ‘recent’ Magisterium, says Archbishop Fernández

July 07, 2023

ROME – Pope Francis’s new top theological advisor has attempted to reassure voices in the United States and elsewhere who’ve questioned his adherence to Catholic teaching and tradition, vowing that he’s not a “Soros spy infiltrated in the Church”. “I am not a Freemason, nor an ally of the New World Order, nor a Soros

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