Cardinal Angelo Sodano Archives

Viganò may have made it harder to get to the truth on McCarrick

News Analysis
Mar 12, 2019

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has aspired for more than a decade to be the great Vatican whistleblower, but he may actually have made it more difficult for U.S. bishops to pressure the Vatican to reveal what it knows in the Theodore McCarrick case.

Catholic Church cardinals implicated in sex abuse, cover-ups

Associated Press, Vatican
Mar 8, 2019

After centuries of impunity, cardinals from Chile to Australia and points in between are facing justice in both the Vatican and government courts for their own sexual misdeeds or for having shielded abusers under their watch.

Will Vatican snatch defeat from jaws of victory at anti-abuse summit?

February abuse summit, News Analysis
Feb 22, 2019

There have already been hints during this week’s high-profile summit on clerical sexual abuse that the Vatican may find ways to take our eyes off the prize.

Long a lightning rod, Sodano figures in McCarrick/Viganò saga too

Global Church, Vatican
Oct 25, 2018

When it comes to Vatican scandals, there are a few names that tend to keep surfacing every time a new crisis comes to light. One of these names is Cardinal Angelo Sodano, among the most influential Vatican officials in the past three decades, and who has appeared again in the ongoing saga surrounding Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò and ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

Who’s who in drama of cover-up accusation against Pope Francis?

Vatican
Sep 1, 2018

There are so many bit players in the unfolding drama of a cover-up allegation leveled against Pope Francis by a former papal ambassador in the United States, a brief who’s who is in order.

Abuse in Ireland: Pressure mounts for pope to address scandal

Catholic News Service, Vatican, WMF Ireland
Aug 14, 2018

Pope Francis is traveling to Ireland specifically for the World Meeting of Families, but the sex abuse crisis is dominating headlines before his Aug. 25-26 trip.