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Vatican City, Jan 17, 2017 / 12:46 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In reaction to a new book claiming that Pope Francis has in fact done little to combat clerical sex abuse, and that Cardinal George Pell is implicated, the Australian cardinal's office has dismissed the claims as motivated by opposition to reform.“These most recent attacks on the Vatican, economic reforms and Cardinal George Pell are not only regurgitating false claims but appear to have a more sinister intent,” read a Jan. 15 statement from the office of Cardinal Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.“Those opposed to the reforms and threatened by the progress in establishing transparency and addressing illegalities and malpractice have long used lies, smears and public attacks as diversionary tactics.”A new book by Italian journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi called Lussaria, or “Lust”, details claims that under Pope Francis, the Vatican has failed to adequately address sex abuse c...
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- With the U.S. increasingly looking inward and China eager to take a lead on the global stage, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday cast his country as a champion of free trade and stability, a rebuke to the isolationist urges that helped carry Donald Trump to power....
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's future outside the European Union became much clearer Tuesday: It's so long to the single market, goodbye to the European Court of Justice and farewell to the freedom of movement for workers....
ISTANBUL (AP) -- The accused perpetrator of a New Year's nightclub attack in Istanbul has confessed and his fingerprints are a match, Turkish authorities said Tuesday. They identified him as an Uzbek national who trained in Afghanistan and staged the attack for the Islamic State group....
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The widow of the Orlando nightclub gunman knew about the attack ahead of time, prosecutors said Tuesday as she appeared in court to face charges of aiding and abetting her husband in the months before the rampage last June that left 49 people dead....
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers, a Borno state official said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Insurance premiums would soar and some 18 million Americans would lose health coverage if Republicans partially repeal President Barack Obama's health care law without a replacement, Congress' nonpartisan budget office estimated Tuesday....
MOSCOW (AP) -- President Vladimir Putin took a parting shot at the Obama administration Tuesday, accusing it of trying to undermine Donald Trump's legitimacy with fake allegations and "binding the president-elect hand and foot to prevent him from fulfilling his election promises."...
(Vatican Radio) The funeral Mass of Cardinal Gilberto Agustoni took place in St Peters Basilica at 10am, Tuesday 17 January. The Swiss Cardinal, who served as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura from 1992-1998, died on January 13, aged 94.The funeral Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the former Vatican secretary of State and Dean of the College of Cardinals.Greeting all those present on behalf of Pope Francis, Cardinal Sodano often likened Christian faith to light during his homily."In the first reading is Job, who already many centuries before Christ, professed his faith in the final resurrection saying, 'I know that my Redeemer lives, and my eyes will behold him.'"Touching on Saint Paul's faith that Jesus will bring with him to God all those who have died, Cardinal Sodano then quoted the Gospel of Luke: "'Be ready, dressed for action with your lamps burning,' ready to open the door to the Lord, who comes to call us. This is the...
(Vatican Radio) As top political and business leaders gather in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum, a report by Oxfam - the international aid and development agency – calls for their attention with its claim that the gap between the rich and the poor is far greater than feared.The World Economic Forum runs from Tuesday to Friday in Switzerland, and sees the participation of decision makers and world leaders – including Xi Jinping, the first Chinese President ever to attend the Forum.In its timely report, released one day before the start of the summit and based on data from Forbes and the annual Credit Suisse Global Wealth datebook, Oxfam calls for a crackdown on tax evasion and a shift away from shareholder capitalism that disproportionately favours the rich.It also echoes Pope Francis’ reiterated call for a global economic system that puts the human person at the center.Linda Bordoni spoke to Max Lawson, Head of Inequality Policy at Oxfam about the repor...
