If we make God in our image, let it not be the genocidal maniac worthy only of contempt but rather a God of kindness, worthy of our worship
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Georg Baetzing, head of the German Bishops’ Conference, said the Church was on a path of reform and urged members “not to be discouraged”
The church on the continent is growing fast but not all clergy hold with the pope’s progressive ways
Kenyan students who are presumed to be gay are often kicked out of school, but queer activists are putting this practice on notice
The strife in Cabo Delgado has displaced more than 800 000 people. Some have found their way to the Rapale transit centre, where they are struggling to survive as foreign and local forces fight over their homelands.
Since becoming pope in 2013, the Argentine pontiff has striven to tackle the decades-long sexual abuse scandals involving Catholic priests around the globe.
So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously
Cardinal George Pell, found guilty earlier this year on five counts including oral rape and molestation, will begin his appeal against the convictions
Women are not permitted to be deacons in the Catholic Church, but that could soon change
Australian Cardinal George Pell was sentenced in a Melbourne court on five counts, including oral rape and molestation of boys in 1996-1997
A court in Lyon ruled that Cardinal Phillip Brown was guilty of failing to report the abuse of a minor between 2014 and 2015.
South Africa’s system failures: Paedophile allowed into the classroom, and SAA pilot flew for 25 years — with no licence
The 82-year-old has warned victims to lower their expectations, saying that much of the work on tackling abuse would be done post-summit
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx was speaking on the third day of an unprecedented summit of the world’s top bishops
The idea is that the 114 heads of bishops’ conferences will return home with clear ideas on how to spot and deal with abuse
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the archbishop of Lyon, is to stand trial over allegations he helped cover up abuse in one of the parishes in the area
The Vatican has already warned that in some countries the church is dragging its feet because of cultural difference over what constitutes child abuse
In front of 45 000 supporters in the west of Ireland, the pope spoke of the ‘open wound’ of the Church’s sexual abuse scandal
The pope has admitted that the Church had ‘delayed’ in applying the necessary sanctions
‘Those who have suffered are his priority, and the Church wants to listen to them to root out this tragic horror’
The trust board wants people to convert permits into leases, increasing their tenure insecurity
One of the highest-ranked church officials convicted of covering up child sex abuse, Wilson was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 months’ imprisonment
The Church’s decision follows a five-year royal commission detailing thousands of harrowing abuse cases involving Australian churches, schools
Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson was accused of concealing abuse in the 1970s by a notorious paedophile priest by failing to report the allegations
Philip Wilson was accused of concealing abuse by notorious paedophile priest Jim Fletcher in the Hunter region of New South Wales
The Vatican finance chief is fighting to clear his name over historic sexual offence allegations
The Vatican finance chief has become the highest-ranked Catholic ever to be sent to trial over historic sex offences
Orthodox Judaism’s rituals can provide divine connection, even in a Highveld thunderstorm
Her daughter was murdered but she finds peace by helping parents accept their LGBTI children
Their involvement in the report leads them to believe religious bodies can help resolve crises
The row in the Dominican Order relates to two members asking for a probe into state capture
The stories of the men who were abused as children at the Ballarat diocese in Melbourne, Australia, have unleashed compassion on a national scale.
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