Vatican 2.0: the search for a 21st century leader
Pilgrims believe the church is in need of re-energising and that a younger Pope who can speak to the secular world could be what is now sought after
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Bishops in England and Wales ask Catholics to avoid meat on Fridays, reviving the church’s tradition of fasting as an act of penance.
The Vatican rejects “unfounded” accusations made in the Irish parliament in July that it tried to cover up child sex abuse by priests and interfered in Irish laws.
Croatia is expected to join the European Union in July 2013, the European Commission announced on Friday.
Prejudice against Muslims has “passed the dinner table test” and is seen as socially acceptable in Britain, Baroness Warsi – the first Muslim woman in the Cabinet – will say.
The latest WikiLeaks cable reveals fears of anti-Catholic violence in the UK after the Pope offered to accept conservative Anglicans into the Roman Catholic church.
As the Pope’s visit comes to an end with a special mass in Birmingham, Channel 4 News correspondent Darshna Soni asks whether faith is a critical part of the fabric of British society.
The Pontiff and his people are worried an “aggressive” secularism is undermining traditional values in British society. But is he right?
More than half of Catholic priests convicted for child abuse and sentenced to more than a year in prison, in England and Wales since 2001, remain in the priesthood, Channel 4 News reveals.
As the Pope prepares to come to Britain, the Catholic church is engulfed by a new crisis. Jonathan Rugman has details of a distressing inquiry into child abuse by priests in Belgium.
In a review of its teachings on the family and sexuality, Catholic bishops say gay people have “gifts and qualities to offer”. A sign the church is adopting a more welcoming attitude to homosexuality?
Allegations of corruption within the church, child abuse scandals, priestly celibacy, and the rise of militant Islam – just some of the major issues confronting Pope Francis as he begins his papacy.
Pilgrims believe the church is in need of re-energising and that a younger Pope who can speak to the secular world could be what is now sought after
Belgium’s Justice Minister calls on the Catholic Church to punish a former Bishop who appeared on TV to deny he was a paedophile but admit abusing two young nephews.
After the child sex abuse scandals in the Catholic church, Jon Snow asks if Cardinal Kasper’s illness is another example of a Vatican cover-up.