Faith

Vatican embassy confirms sexual misconduct complaint against Canada's former nuncio

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:15:19 -0500

QUEBEC – The apostolic nunciature in Ottawa, Ontario, confirmed Feb. 26 that it received a first complaint of sexual misconduct concerning Archbishop Luigi Ventura, the Vatican's ambassador to Canada from 2001 to 2009.

Nuncio says U.S. bishops committed to addressing cover-up, abuse scandal

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:32:10 -0400

VATICAN – The U.S. bishops are "deeply committed" to facing the reality of clerical sexual abuse and the history of covering it up, said the Vatican nuncio to the United States.

Protecting family unity, family life key to migration agreement, says U.N. nuncio

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:05:41 -0400

UNITED NATIONS – The Vatican's nuncio to the United nations welcomed the "inclusion and added emphasis on the right to family unity and to family life" in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.

Vatican criminal court indicts monsignor on child porn charges

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 08:53:24 -0400

VATICAN – A Vatican court indicted Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, a former staff member at the Vatican nunciature in Washington, and ordered him to stand trial beginning June 22 on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.

Vatican looks for new nuncio to the United States

Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:00:00 -0400

The headline was eye-catching, and most likely that was the goal: “Pope fires Vatican ambassador to U.S. over Kim Davis,” shouted the story this week in the left-leaning Daily Kos.

Pretty amazing, if it were true.

'Cardiac incident' cited in death of former nuncio awaiting sex abuse trial

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:20:19 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Initial results of the autopsy on the body of former archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, who was awaiting trial in the Vatican on charges of child sexual abuse and possession of child pornography, indicate he died late Aug. 27 of a "cardiac incident," the Vatican said.

Former nuncio dies in Vatican residence while awaiting sex abuse trial

Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:00:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY - A Vatican official has ordered an autopsy on the body of former archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, who was found dead Aug. 28 in the Vatican residence where he was awaiting trial on charges of child sexual abuse and possession of child pornography.

Vatican court delays abuse trial after ex-nuncio hospitalized

Mon, 13 Jul 2015 08:00:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Vatican magistrates have decided to postpone the proceedings of a criminal trial against a former Vatican nuncio due to the defendant's ill health.

Former nuncio will face Vatican trial on charges of abuse, child porn

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 09:30:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY - A former Vatican nuncio will stand trial in a Vatican court on charges of the sexual abuse of minors and possession of child pornography.

Christmas is the Good News, wherever nuncio may be

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Christmas in the small town of Gandino, in the foothills of the Italian Alps, was a wondrous time for Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi.