Catholics in Congo honour anti-graft martyr newly beatified by Vatican, his remains moved to Goma
In the conflict-battered city of Goma, where years of war have increased both desperation and corruption, Kositi’s beatification has eased some of the pain caused by his death. UN experts say Rwanda supported rebels in Congo and smuggled minerals at ‘unprecedented levels’
Sickly Pope Francis starts longest, farthest and most tedious trip to Asia with echoes in China
Francis loves gestures of interfaith fraternity and harmony, and there could be no better symbol of religious tolerance at the start of his trip than the underground “Tunnel of Friendship” linking Indonesia’s main Istiqlal mosque to the country’s Catholic cathedral.
Rising Catholics priest shortage linked to sex abuse scandals and loss of moral commitment in Vatican
There were 2,466 diocesan priests in Indonesia in 2022, up from 2,203 in 2017, according to Vatican statistics as of December 31, 2022, the last year for which data is available. That number is supplemented by even more religious order priests, such as Jesuits or Franciscans, whose numbers reached 3,437 in 2022.
The Legion of Christ scandal: Vatican’s Pius XII archives bring to the fore how the Catholic Holy See has long been corrupt
Now the new documents from the Vatican’s central governing office are fleshing out that history, providing more details about who in the Vatican helped Maciel evade sanction, believing the claims against him to be slander, and who sought to take a tougher line.
Catholic women in France accuse former beloved priest Abbe Pierre who was regarded as conscience of the nation of assault
The Vatican doesn’t usually comment on individual cases of alleged abuse and didn’t immediately respond when asked about Abbé Pierre. In 2021, an independent commission on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church estimated that some 330,000 children were sexually abused over 70 years by priests or other church-related figures in France.
