Pope Francis Archives

Latin Americans press fight against clerical sexual abuse

Aug 3, 2020

Some 2,000 people joined a video conference on preventing sexual abuse in the Church in Latin America organized by the Center for Child Protection of Mexico’s Catholic University (CEPROME) and the Vatican Safeguarding Taskforce.

By Inés San Martín

Pope prays for Nicaragua after cathedral bombing

Aug 2, 2020

Two days after an explosive was thrown into the cathedral of the Nicaraguan capitol of Managua, destroying an ancient crucifix, Pope Francis has said he laments the loss of priceless spiritual treasures and is praying for the country.

By Elise Ann Allen

Survivors’ group in Chile condemns abuse ‘secretism’ of Catholic Church

Jul 31, 2020

A little over two years after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a controversial Chilean bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse by his mentor, a local network of clerical abuse survivors are alleging that neither civil nor Church authorities are making allegations public.

By Inés San Martín

COVID pandemic should raise questions about faith, pope says

Jul 30, 2020

Besides the immediate considerations of trying to stay healthy, to mourn the dead and protect others, the coronavirus pandemic should be prompting Christians to reflect on their faith, Pope Francis wrote.

By Cindy Wooden

Church in Argentina is making a ‘change in mentality’ on clerical sexual abuse

Jul 30, 2020

Argentina’s bishops conference organized a zoom conference on how the Catholic Church is tackling clerical sexual abuse in the country.

By Inés San Martín

Meet the Don Quixote of the anti-Francis ‘resistance’

Jul 29, 2020

Don Alessandro Maria Minutella is a strong traditionalist who now aspires to lead what he calls the “Catholic resistance,” forming a “small remnant” who spurn the “false Bergoglian church” (a reference to Pope Francis’s given name) and declare their allegiance to Pope Benedict XVI

By John L. Allen Jr.