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Unprecedented: Justin Welby, world leader of Anglicans, resigns for negligence in sex abuse case‍

A disturbing chapter in the Church of England’s recent history is back in the public eye, with fresh scrutiny falling on Archbishop Justin Welby following the release of a long-delayed report by investigator Keith Makin. The report highlights how John Smyth, a former Queen’s Counsel lawyer and i

Trump can’t dictate China policy to the Pope, says Vatican’s top diplomat

The Vatican’s top diplomat has said that a controversial deal with China on the appointment of bishops will continue “regard-less of reactions that may come from America” during the new Trump administration. Italian Cardinal Pietro Paro-lin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, spoke to reporters on the sidelines of an event at Rome’s Jesuit-run Gregorian University […]

U.S. bishops will speak out ‘loudly’ if Trump’s mass deportation rhetoric becomes reality

The U.S. bishops are taking a wait-and-see approach to what President-elect Donald Trump does with his campaign promise to carry out mass deportation of immigrants who are in the country illegally. But the bishops say they are prepared to speak out forcefully if Trump does advance the controversial proposal in a way that undermines human […]

Forgive nations’ debts in Jubilee Year, Pope Francis urges COP29 climate summit

With financing the major focus at the United Nations climate change conference, Cardinal Pietro Parolin delivered directly to world leaders Pope Francis’ appeal that weal-thy nations use the upcoming 2025 Jubilee Year to forgive debts “as a matter of justice.” Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, made the comments on behalf of the pope Nov. 13 […]