- 04 Feb 2012 17:31 - Dario Thuburn
- Catholic leaders from around the world will meet next week for a conference to combat child abuse which will include a penitential service.
- 23 Dec 2011 00:00 - Sarah Boseley
- Nuns should be given the contraceptive pill to reduce the high death rates from breast, ovarian and uterine cancer a result of their childlessness.
- 14 Dec 2011 18:37 - Staff Reporter
- Victims of sexual abuse by priests in Belgium should be able to claim up to €25 000 in compensation from the Church, a new commission has found.
- 08 Dec 2011 11:49 - Staff Reporter
- The Catholic Church should pay for nuns to go on contraceptive pills to cut the cancer risk that comes with a life of celibacy, cancer experts say.
- 20 Nov 2011 16:28 - Thomas Morfin
- Pope Benedict XVI gives mass at a stadium hosting tens of thousands in Benin, wrapping up a visit detailing his vision for his church's future.
- 19 Nov 2011 18:27 - Staff Reporter
- Pope Benedict XVI has labelled Aids an "ethical problem" and condemned corruption as he laid out a vision for his church's future in Africa.
- 21 Sep 2011 14:58 - Staff Reporter
- Bavaria-born Pope Benedict XVI faces a resounding call for changes in the Catholic Church as he heads "home" to Germany on an official state visit.
- 20 Aug 2011 13:53 - Staff Reporter
- Pope Benedict XVI warned against "false gods" as he celebrated mass in Madrid's cathedral on a final weekend of dazzling Catholic festivities.
- 10 Aug 2011 19:30 - Staff Reporter
- A vial containing the late pope John Paul II's blood will soon be winging its way to Mexico in a bid to help bring down crime in the country.
- 29 Nov 2010 13:06 - Stephen Bates
- When Pope Benedict XVI sat down with a German journalist, he probably never imagined that his cautious remarks about condoms would spark excitement.
- 02 Jul 2010 06:00 - Tom Kington
- Groups representing victims of clerical abuse expressed outrage this week after the pope criticised raids on the Catholic church by Belgian police.
- 30 Apr 2010 14:11 - Staff Reporter
- Joker in foreign office forces a grovelling official apology to a defensive Catholic Church.
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- 15 Apr 2010 06:59 - Staff Reporter
- The Vatican was forced into a climbdown after remarks by a senior cardinal linking homosexuality with paedophilia caused an international outcry.
- 14 Apr 2010 14:10 - Staff Reporter
- France on Wednesday condemned the Vatican for blaming gay priests for the paedophile scandal, saying it was "unacceptable" to lump the two together.
- 12 Apr 2010 08:11 - Staff Reporter
- A furious transatlantic row has erupted after a retired bishop suggested Jews were behind criticism of the Catholic church's record on sex abuse.
- 25 Mar 2010 07:29 - Staff Reporter
- Fresh pedophilia cover-up claims hit Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday in the case of a US priest who allegedly molested up to 200 deaf boys.
- 18 Mar 2010 08:05 - Staff Reporter
- The pope attempted to defuse growing anger in Ireland over sex abuse scandals on Wednesday by acknowledging the church had been "severely shaken".
- 20 Dec 2009 08:00 - Daniel Munoz
- Australians are rejoicing after Pope Benedict cleared the way for a nun who lived more than 100 years ago to become their first Roman Catholic saint.
- 04 Jun 2009 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- The correct Roman Catholic sexual position is not, as many might imagine, missionary, infrequent and with the lights out, but "saucy and surprising.
- 12 Apr 2009 06:00 -
- Almost a year after lodging a complaint, John McCann still does not know what the Catholic Church knows about the cleric who abused him as a boy.
