The brevity of his Budapest stay has prompted diplomats and Catholic media to suggest the Pope is giving priority to Slovakia,in effect snubbing Hungary.
The Vatican has decided to replace Broome Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders following an investigation arising from allegations of sexual misconduct.
The 84-year-old is expected to stay in Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic,which has a special suite reserved for popes,for about seven days after undergoing intestinal surgery.
Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his pain over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run residential schools and pressed religious and political authorities to shed light on “this sad affair.”
A church report estimated at least 3,677 people were abused by clergy in Germany between 1946 and 2014. More than half of the victims were 13 or under.
Pope Francis has issued the most extensive revision to Catholic Church law in four decades,insisting that bishops take action against clerics who abuse minors and vulnerable adults,commit fraud or attempt to ordain women.
Israel’s vaccination program allowed dozens of worshippers to celebrate at Jerusalem’s newly reopened Church of the Holy Sepulchre but there were no pilgrims.
A senior Vatican prelate said it was believed to be the first time in living memory that a Pope had taken such action.
The Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin”,the Vatican has decreed.
Age readers respond to the Ophrah interview with Meghan and Harry,the calls for an inquiry into accusations against Attorney-General Christian Porter,International Women’s Day,and the Morrison government’s boost for apprenticeships.
A whirlwind tour of Iraq has come to an end,with Pope Francis saying Iraq would"always remain with me,in my heart".