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Over the last several months, charges of swindling, corruption and extortion have surrounded the London affair. To date, at least seven Vatican officials have either resigned or been fired ...

The Vatican said Tuesday that Pope Francis also named a special commissioner to run the basilica, reorganize its offices, update its statutes to comply with new Vatican norms on procurement and contracting, and to “clarify its administration.”

El Papa Francisco ha nombrado al Arzobispo Mario Giordana, Comisario Extraordinario de la Fábrica de San Pedro. Con el objetivo de actualizar los Estatutos, aclarar la administración y reorganizar las oficinas administrativas y técnicas de la Fábrica.

Pope Francis appoints Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Mario Giordana as extraordinary commissioner whose role will be to bring clarity to the administration of the Fabric and update its Statutes.

Pope Francis expresses his spiritual closeness with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, as the Covid-19 pandemic keeps his delegation from making a traditional visit to Rome.

"This means that the federal government will likely execute four people using an untested lethal injection protocol ... without any real oversight from the Supreme Court," tweeted Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph of Medaille.

In a 5-4 decision June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana law requiring that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals could not stand

Nigeria has had over 50,000 people killed since 2009 due to the Boko Haram insurgency, which has also displaced over 2 million people.

“¡Sí, lo quiero!”. En la solemnidad de los Santos Pedro y Pablo Apóstoles, Patronos de la ciudad de Roma, Francisco concelebró con diez Cardenales la Misa en la Basílica vaticana.

Some people always will want to destroy unity and stifle prophets, Pope Francis said on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.

"I rely on his intercession in my ministry, and I am inspired by his desire to bring God's tender mercy to every person," the archbishop added.

En una nota de prensa de la Nunciatura Apostólica se informa que, los respiradores pulmonares donados por el Papa Francisco estarán destinados al Hospital “El Carmen” de Tegucigalpa, de las Hermanas Carmelitas Misioneras de Santa Teresa.

An interfaith coalition sends a letter to the US Congress to ensure all students receive education support, regardless of what type of schools they attend.

In 1993, 39-year-old nuclear engineer Hal Elkins hit the bottle and fell into a jealous rage. He pocketed a gun and stumbled into a Salem restaurant. There, he shot his girlfriend, Kathryn Linn, and the man she was with, Marvin Eugene Mayer.

The Diocese of Springfield has released a report submitted by retired Superior Court Judge Peter A. Velis documenting his investigation into a claim of sexual abuse by the late Springfield Bishop Christopher J. Weldon and his finding the claim "to be unequivocally credible."

Effective preaching about Scripture, daily life and social concerns occurs when a priest is in right relationship with the community of faith of which he is a part, Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, told an online conference of priests.

The religious right has completely confused what he (Williams) meant by religious liberty.... If you wanted to worship at his particular church, he could kick you out" if your beliefs were not aligned with his, she said.

On June 2, Trump signed the order to promote and advance religious freedom across the globe.

"But today, we send those who have escaped back into the hands of narco-trafficking gangs, ignoring the very laws we had written," the bishop said.