Catholic News

• Convicted Bishop Zanchetta overdue for return to Argentine house arrest? (Vatican News)
  Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, who had been living under house arrest in Argentina since his 2022 conviction for sexual abuse, was granted permission to travel to Rome last year for medical treatment, with a deadline to return to Argentina by the end of March. Writing in The Pillar, Edgar Beltran reports that there is no indication […]
• Pope updates curriculum for Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (Vatican Press Office)
  Pope Francis has approved a new program of formation for the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the institution that trains clerics for service in Vatican diplomacy. Founded in 1701, and originally serving primarily to train priests from noble families, the Academy continues to train young men for Vatican service abroad. Pope Francis—who has emphasized the pastoral role […]
• Former nun details allegations of sexual and psychological abuse against Father Rupnik (RNS)
  A former Slovenian nun, “Klara,” spoke in an interview about her allegations of abuse against Father Marko Ivan Rupnik. Klara, who met Father Rupnik in 1980, alleges that Rupnik told her that she would be rejecting Christ if she did not reject a marriage proposal and instead join the Loyola Community, which he co-founded. “He […]
• English dioceses report surge in young adult male converts (Catholic Herald)
  English dioceses are reporting a sharp increase in the number of people who will be welcomed into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil, with an especially heavy representation of young adult men. London’s two Catholic dioceses lead the trend. The Westminster diocese is preparing to receive 500 adult converts, a 25% increase over last […]