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Francis calls relations with China 'respectful' after Mongolia trip
From a Western phenomenon to a truly global church
John McGreevy makes what could have become a dull textbook into a riveting narrative of Catholicism’s modern history.
Pope Benedict’s complicated legacy
Both his strengths and his failings are distinctly Catholic.
The prophetic church in Ortega’s Nicaragua
One alarming aspect of the onetime revolutionary leader’s authoritarian turn has been the persecution of religious leaders.
Hong Kong finds Joseph Zen guilty over pro-democracy protest fund
French Catholic leaders dig deeper hole in sexual abuse scandal
by Tom Heneghan
Ex-Vatican auditor sues, threatens to expose financial mismanagement
Vatican rises to Benedict XVI’s defense after Munich abuse report
Vivaldi opera gets premiere in Ferrara nearly 300 years late
Report: 330,000 French children were victims of church sexual abuse
Vatican won’t say if women can vote in 2023 church meeting