Pope Francis has set up a special commission to study whether women will be allowed to become deacons in the Catholic Church.
The issue has historically troubled the Church, with many opposing the appointment of females.
The commission of seven
Pope Orders Audit of Church’s Wealth as Whistleblowers Pursued
By John Follain
Pope Francis, galvanized by a scandal over Vatican finances, has ordered the most powerful bodies in the city-state to launch an unprecedented audit of its wealth and crack down on runaway spending.
At the suggestion of his
Archbishop Cupich lays out pathway for gay couples to receive Communion at Vatican press scrum
By John-Henry Westen and Pete Baklinski
Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago — who is participating in the Synod of the Family at Pope Francis’ personal invitation — said at a press scrum in the Vatican press office this afternoon that
Pro-LGBT Catholic pastors, bishop met in Rome for pre-Synodal conference
By Emmanuele Barbieri
Around a hundred people gathered at the Pilgrim Centre “Santa Teresa Couderc” in Rome, for the international conference entitled Ways of Love: Snapshots of Catholic Encounters With LGBT People and Their Families, sponsored by the “Global
Church language and sexuality
Archbishop: Family ministry is giving more love to those most in need
By Cindy Wooden
Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich told reporters that something his mother once said might give the Synod of Bishops a way to balance the need to affirm church teaching while reaching out to those who are struggling.
Synod should reflect on possibly allowing female deacons, says archbishop
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) —
Before Pope Francis Met Kim Davis, He Met With Gay Ex-Student
Ever since it became public that Pope Francis met in Washington with Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples, the questions have been swirling: Why
At pallium Mass, Cupich calls for mercy toward nontraditional families
By Michael O’Loughlin
CHICAGO – Catholics must avoid being rigid, embrace change, and show mercy, not harsh judgment, toward nontraditional families.
That was the message from Chicago’s Archbishop Blase CupichSunday afternoon after receiving his pallium, a wool stole that
Paedophile priests: Pope Francis set up tribunal
Pope Francis has approved the creation of a tribunal to hear cases of bishops accused of covering up child abuse by paedophile priests.
The unprecedented move followed a recommendation from the Pope’s newly created panel on clerical sex abuse.
The