Donate

Jorge Mario Bergoglio

Abuse victims demand newly discovered Catholic Church funds

Lifestyle & Belief

Within the 6,000-plus pages of documents released by the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee is evidence that Archbishop Timothy Dolan moved money that may have gone to victims of childhood sexual abuse into a fund for cemetery care. Dolan calls the charges “old and discredited attacks.”

Latino Catholics in the U.S. embrace Catholic Church’s new Argentinian pope

Lifestyle & Belief

Argentina’s Dirty War revisited after new pope is elected

Lifestyle & Belief

Catholic Church unveils Pope Francis as next leader

Lifestyle & Belief

Pope Francis Formally Installed as Pope

Pope Francis after his selection in March.

Papa Francisco! US Latinos Welcome New Pope But Big Hurdles Ahead

Conflict & Justice

As word spread about the new Pope, many Latino Catholics in the US celebrated the historic choice of a pontiff from Argentina. But it is also clear that, just like in Latin America, the Catholic monopoly over Latin America immigrants is also shrinking.

Pope Francis and Argentina’s Dirty War

Global Politics

The new Pope, formerly Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was head of the Jesuit Order in Argentina during much of that nation’s darkest episode, the so-called Dirty War in the 1970s and early ’80s. That has led to some uncomfortable questions there about his role.

First Latin American Pope Chosen

A new pope has been chosen! Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been selected and has taken the name Pope Francis.