The passionate reaction to Maradona’s death was a sign of his transcendence and quasi-religious appeal.

The Buffalo diocese sought bankruptcy protection in February, citing hundreds of lawsuits filed against it since August 2019 over its handling of sexual abuse allegations.

Local health authorities put the the entire monastery under quarantine late last week after the first cases of coronavirus were discovered there.

A Reflection for the First Tuesday of Advent

Guaranteeing justice for all men and women is not possible while a few people control most of the world’s wealth and everyone else’s right to a dignified life is disregarded, Pope Francis said.

In his first interview since returning to Rome, Cardinal Pell said he feels a dismayed sense of vindication as the financial mismanagement he tried to uncover in the Holy See is now being exposed.