The commission found a persistent concern regarding the transparency in the Roman Curia’s procedures and juridical processes, ...

Parts of the Roman Catholic Church are still failing to ensure clerical sexual abuse is reported adequately, Pope Francis’ ...

Members of the pope’s abuse watchdog body have said they find long wait times for victims who have lodged a complaint and a ...

Many bishops are either retired or act as auxiliary bishops — assisting in the leadership of dioceses under another bishop — while others act as papal envoys or members of the Roman Curia ...

The pontifical commission also identified a “persistent concern regarding the transparency in the Roman Curia’s procedures and juridical processes,” noting that this lack of transparency is likely to ...

Cardinals under the age of 80 elect the Pope when the Holy See becomes vacant; and are major administrators of church affairs, serving in one or more departments of the Roman Curia. Cardinals in ...

By Deborah Castellano Lubov The first-ever Annual Report on Church Policies and Procedures for Safeguarding, covering the ...