Criminal justice

Premium article: Vatican denies rumors of Rupnik acquittal

• Jul 22
• Christopher R. Altieri

Cardinal says priest who sent favorable letters to U.S. judge about El Mencho’s children ‘messed up’

• Mar 3
• Eduardo Campos Lima

Will ‘ugly mess’ in Becciu case obscure the real issue facing Vatican justice?

• Sep 28, 2025
• John L. Allen Jr.

Lawyers lament ‘legal persecution’ of journalists investigating Peru group

• Nov 5, 2024
• Elise Ann Allen

Peruvians filing criminal charge against Vatican investigator defy excommunication threat

• Sep 28, 2024
• Elise Ann Allen

On the threat of ‘lawfare,’ does Pope Francis practice what he preaches?

• Jun 4, 2023
• John L. Allen Jr.

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexual assault in Wisconsin

• Apr 18, 2023
• John Lavenburg

From Europe to Africa, hard lessons in the limits of papal power

• Mar 26, 2023
• John L. Allen Jr.

McCarrick case drags on a year after his arraignment in Massachusetts

• Sep 9, 2022
• John Lavenburg

Texas bishops welcome stay of execution for mother on death row

• Apr 26, 2022
• John Lavenburg