Conservatives have called Francis unacceptably weak on the issue. But his comments on Saturday, when he called abortion “inhuman eugenics,” were explicit.
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Pope Issues First Rules for Catholic Church Worldwide to Report Sex Abuse
The new church law orders officials to report misconduct to their superiors and empowers senior archbishops to investigate. But it says nothing about punishment.
Visit by Pope Francis Helps Put North Macedonia on the Map
A first papal visit was a fresh sign of international recognition for the country, which recently settled a long and bitter naming dispute with Greece.
Bulgaria Offers Chilly Welcome as Pope Francis Tries to Mend a Schism
A Bulgarian Orthodox prelate likened efforts to unify the churches to welcoming the Antichrist, while some Bulgarians shrugged off the pope’s pleas on behalf of migrants.
Pope Francis Urges Bulgaria to Open Its Heart to Refugees
On his first visit to the Balkan nation, the pope also spoke of mending ties to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, but he got a cool reception.
Dueling Popes? Maybe. Dueling Views in a Divided Church? Definitely.
Since Benedict, who resigned in 2013, published a letter on the church’s sex abuse crisis, the Vatican has been rife with talk of a rival power center to Francis.
Pope Francis, in Plea for South Sudan Peace, Stuns Leaders by Kissing Their Shoes
Francis implored members of the government and the opposition to hew to a peace agreement. A key guarantor of the deal, Sudan’s president, was just ousted.
With Letter on Sexual Abuse, Pope Benedict Returns to Public Eye
The former pontiff blames the sexual revolution, liberal theology and an absence of God for the crisis with which his successor, Pope Francis, has struggled.
Bishop in India Charged With Raping Nun Over a 2-Year Period
The charges against the bishop in Kerala, home to most of India’s Catholics, come as Pope Francis has cast a spotlight on clerical sexual abuse of nuns.
Pope Francis Warns Trump About Walls After Morocco Visit
Urging compassion for migrants, the pope said those who close borders “will become prisoners of the walls that they build.”