by Alessandro Speciale | Feb 6, 2012 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Ten years after the clergy sexual abuse scandal erupted in the United States, Catholic bishops from all over the world will meet next week at a Vatican summit aimed at preventing abuse and protecting children. The conference, “Towards Healing...
by Alessandro Speciale | Jan 10, 2012 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The world economy needs “new rules” to overcome the current financial crisis and to ensure that “all can lead a dignified life,” Pope Benedict XVI told Vatican diplomats on Monday (Jan. 9). Benedict’s New Year’s address to diplomats accredited to...
by Robert Parham | Oct 28, 2011 | Opinion
The Vatican issued a moral statement favoring regulation of the financial markets for the sake of the common good, while right-wing leaders besmirched the character of those protesting for the reform of Wall Street. The former provides moral substance to the Occupy...
by Francis Rocca | Oct 25, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Blaming the world’s economic and financial crisis on an “economic liberalism that spurns rules and controls,” the Vatican on Monday (Oct. 24) released an ambitious proposal for global regulation of the financial industry and the international money...
by Francis Rocca | Oct 20, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI has named Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano as the Vatican’s next ambassador to the United States. The widely expected appointment was announced on Wednesday (Oct. 19). Vigano, 70, has served since July 2009 as the No. 2...
