A law firm investigating sexual misconduct allegations found the claims “are without credibility” for Richard Gaillardetz, chairman of Boston College’s theology department.
Investigation finds claims against Boston College theologian not credible
London police halt Good Friday service, say pandemic protocols violated
Police halted a Good Friday service after a complaint that pandemic regulations were not being met, leading the parish priest to complain that officers had “brutally exceeded their powers.”
Cardinal Parolin says church divisions stem from misunderstanding ‘reform’
Cardinal Parolin spoke about divisions in the church, the Vatican’s approach to China and other issues in an interview that aired April 5, 2021, on Spain’s COPE radio network.
Pope asks Filipinos to celebrate the gift of faith and pass it on
Pope Francis delivered a video message to the people of the Philippines as they open a jubilee year to mark the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in their country.
Photos of the Week: April 5, 2021
In the spotlight: Easter triduum, U.S. Capitol violence, Iceland volcano
Christ’s victory over death proclaims a second chance for all, pope says
The Easter liturgies — with the fire, sharing of light from the paschal candle, the renewal of baptismal promises and the proclamation that Jesus has risen — assure people that it is never too late to start again, Pope Francis said.
Human rights are undermined when elderly are cast aside, says U.N. nuncio
Universally recognized human rights are “undermined and rejected” whenever people “are no longer seen as a paramount val.e to be cared for and respected,
Pope leads Via Crucis with young people in torch-lit St. Peter’s Square
Young scouts, teens and children with their caretakers carried slender torches aloft, taking turns carrying a wooden cross around the obelisk and to the pope.