201901.21
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January 21, 2019 – Archbishop Charles Scicluna, the pope’s incorruptible collaborator

https://international.la-croix.com/news/archbishop-charles-scicluna-the-popes-incorruptible-collaborator/9273 Adjunct secretary for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta is helping lead Pope Francis’ efforts in battling sexual abuse in the Church. This is the second in a series of five articles on key personalities involved in the upcoming summit on sexual abuse.

201812.03
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December 3, 2018 – Be celibate or leave the priesthood, Pope Francis tells gay priests

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-homosexuals-book/be-celibate-or-leave-the-priesthood-pope-tells-gay-priests-idUSKBN1O10K7 Men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be admitted to the Catholic clergy, and it would be better for priests who are actively gay to leave rather than lead a double life, Pope Francis says in a new book. While he has previously spoken of the need for better screening of candidates for the…

201811.19
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November 19, 2018 – Church in Chile to sign accord with prosecutor’s office for investigation of abuse

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/church-in-chile-to-sign-accord-with-prosecutors-office-for-investigation-of-abuse-68702 The Chilean  bishops’ conference has announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with the prosecutor’s office for the investigation of sex crimes within the Catholic Church. Bishop Luis Fernando Ramos Perez, auxiliary bishop of Santiago and secretary general of the bishops’ conference,  made the announcement at the conclusion of the bishops’ Nov. 12-16 plenary…