Religion News Stories

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican investigated two cases of child pornography possession in the past year, officials said Saturday. The chief prosecutor of the Vatican city state’s criminal tribunal, Gian Piero Milano, cited the two cases in a speech … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican investigated two cases of child pornography possession in the past year, officials said Saturday. The chief prosecutor of the Vatican city state’s criminal tribunal, Gian Piero Milano, cited the two cases in a speech … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican investigated two cases of child pornography possession in the past year, officials said Saturday. The chief prosecutor of the Vatican city state’s criminal tribunal, Gian Piero Milano, cited the two cases in a speech … Continue reading →

Madrid (AFP) – Spain’s Catholic Church, which has long been accused of silencing cases of priests sexually abusing children, is starting to take a hard line against offenders, spurred by Pope Francis. A judge in the southern city of Granada … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A new Vatican outreach initiative to women hit a sour note before it even got off the ground: The sexy blonde on its Internet promo video came under such ridicule that it was quickly taken down. … Continue reading →

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican, which is still struggling with the effects of a worldwide pedophilia scandal in the Catholic Church, discovered two cases of possession of child pornography within its own walls last year, its … Continue reading →

By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday she hoped Pope Francis’ upcoming message to his flock on the environment would help galvanize concern about climate change and convince skeptics that … Continue reading →

Paris (AFP) – An American food critic has put France’s famed restaurant bible, the Michelin guide, to the test — and found most of its top Paris listings not worth their exorbitant prices, with lesser-known upstart eateries offering far better … Continue reading →

By Phil Noble YORK, England (Reuters) – The Church of England consecrated its first woman bishop on Monday, the culmination of years of efforts by Church modernizers to overcome opposition from traditionalists – one of whom briefly shouted a protest … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Obama administration is seeking to hitch its climate change message onto that of the ever-popular Pope Francis, whose upcoming environmental encyclical has drawn more speculation than any papal document in recent memory. The head of … Continue reading →