Pope’s new doctrine chief touts ‘democratic system’ for handling queriesPope Francis in response to a series of dubia, or doubts, posed over the summer maintained the church’s ban on women’s priestly ordination, but signaled openness on giving blessings to couples in same-sex unions. Oct 3Elise Ann Allen
Famed Brazilian crooner asks Pope’s help in curbing violence amid ‘war on drugs’Oct 3Eduardo Campos Lima
‘Perpetual pilgrims’ for US bishops’ Eucharistic congress to be event’s ‘heartbeat’Oct 3John Lavenburg
Pope offers cautious ‘yes’ on blessing some same-sex unions, ‘no’ on woman priestsOct 2Elise Ann Allen
Pope offers cautious ‘yes’ on blessing some same-sex unions, ‘no’ on woman priestsOct 2Elise Ann Allen
New cardinal, expert on Vatican II says ideology has blocked council’s implementationOct 2Elise Ann Allen
Defendants in Vatican ‘Trial of the Century’ face $700 million in compensation demandsOct 1Crux Staff
Canadian bishops say motto of indigenous reconciliation effort is ‘listen, listen, listen’Sep 28John Lavenburg
Lawyer in ‘trial of the century’ claims defendants treated Vatican bank ‘like a cash machine’Sep 28Crux Staff
Lawyer in ‘trial of the century’ claims defendants treated Vatican bank ‘like a cash machine’Sep 28Crux Staff
Pope’s own abuse commission blasts system that leaves victims ‘wounded and in the dark’Sep 27Elise Ann Allen