LISBON, Portugal (AP) The archbishop of Lisbon met Friday with Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican to discuss “events in recent weeks that have marked the life of the Church in Portugal,” the Portuguese church said.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana House on Friday voted for a ban on nearly all abortions in the state, sending the legislation back to the state Senate to confer on House changes.
12,000 pages of sealed court records. A so-called help line. Sex abuse kept secret. AP reveals system that can hide accusations from authorities and the public eye.
When Pope Francis apologizes to Indigenous groups on Canadian soil this week, he will make another effort toward healing harms inflicted at church-run residential schools and add to the Catholic Church’s growing ledger of atonement for past transgressions.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The first lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland since Maine took away a limitation on claims of child sexual abuse were filed on Thursday. Democratic Gov.