In response to the "unimaginable" scandal of clerical sex abuse against minors, the church must do everything possible to rectify the injustices suffered by victims of sex abuse.
The story of one abducted child who was forced by L.R.A. commanders to kill other children.
Rome must acknowledge the “depth of anger and hurt” provoked by the apostolic visitation of American nuns, a Vatican official said.
The Vatican said the recent election of new church leaders by government-controlled Catholic groups in China have "unilaterally damaged" hopes of improved relations.
Infringements on the freedom of religion threaten peace worldwide as well as stifle authentic human development, the pope said.