Catholic Church

Speed Read ‘Shockwaves’ as third most senior Catholic in the world found guilty of five charges

By The Week Staff Published 26 February 19

Speed Read 100 senior bishops meet this week to address clerical sexual abuse, ‘the most serious crisis since the Reformation’

By The Week Staff Last updated 19 February 19

Speed Read At least 20 killed after two bombs explode in a Philippines cathedral

By The Week Staff Last updated 28 January 19

Speed Read George Pell and Francisco Ossa removed from Pope Francis’s inner circle

By The Week Staff Published 13 December 18

Speed Read The pair pocketed tuition fees and donations to Catholic school where they taught for decades

By The Week Staff Last updated 11 December 18

In Depth Accepting Kim Jong Un’s invitation would ‘legitimise’ oppressive regime, warn analysts

By The Week Staff Last updated 19 October 18

Speed Read Catholic Church forbids breaking seal of secrecy but there may be ways to bypass decree

By The Week Staff Last updated 31 August 18

Speed Read Australian Catholic Church says the seal of the confessional must never be broken

By The Week Staff Published 31 August 18

Speed Read Archbishop breaks cover and calls for pontiff to resign as ideological battle lines are drawn

By The Week Staff Last updated 29 August 18

Speed Read Clerical cover-up presents ‘crucial test’ for papacy following earlier failures

By The Week Staff Last updated 21 August 18

Speed Read Hundreds of priests have been identified in historical sex abuse probe

By The Week Staff Last updated 15 August 18

In Depth Shift in Catholic teaching could have a global impact

By The Week Staff Last updated 3 August 18