Joshua J. McElwee

Pope Francis warned Sept. 23 that society must guard against "any whiff" of a new rise in anti-Semitism, saying that young people who did not experience the barbaric killings of the Holocaust can be lost to its "siren song."

Vilnius, Lithuania -- Pope Francis began his four-day visit to the three Baltic States by praising Lithuania's history of accepting people of various backgrounds and ethnicities, calling on the country to "build bridges not walls and prefer mercy, not judgment."

The Vatican has announced the signing of a "provisional agreement" with Chinese authorities to address a seven-decade dispute over the appointment of Catholic bishops in the world's most populous country.

Pope Francis meets Bono, Global Sisters Report covers migration across Asia and a sister's abuse, the U.S. bishops plan to write a code of conduct for prelates. 

Irish rock star Bono came to where the streets have saints' names for a surprise meeting with Pope Francis Sept. 19.

Church leaders are hopeful that Francis' visit will offer encouragement to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia — and send a message to Russian leadership.

The meeting between Pope Francis and the leaders of the U.S. bishops' conference on the continuing clergy sexual abuse scandal resulted in a "lengthy, fruitful, and good exchange," the prelates said in a statement.

Pope Francis has called all of the presidents of the world's various conferences of Catholic bishops to Rome for a February meeting on clergy sexual abuse, in the first such global summons by a pontiff.

Pope Francis has announced his intention to become only the second Catholic pontiff to visit Japan, telling a group of pilgrims during a Vatican meeting that he hopes to make a trip to the country in 2019.

Rome -- Pope Francis will meet Sept. 13 with the president and vice-president of the U.S. bishops' conference, who last month requested an in-person encounter to discuss the continuing clergy sexual abuse scandal and revelation of shocking allegations against now ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

Former Vatican Ambassador Vigano's role in Minnesota investigation scrutinized, Washington priests talk about keeping the faith, and Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister reflects on John McCain's funeral.

NCR looks at the man behind the 11-page letter accusing Pope Francis of covering up for ex-cardinal McCarrick, other publications detail the process of writing the letter, a look behind the scenes of the Vatican's 2016 conference re-evaluating just war theory.

Choosing Peace: The Catholic Church Returns to Gospel Nonviolence collects contributions from participants at the gathering, focusing particularly on reflections of those from conflict zones.

Retired Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary says that reports the ex-pontiff confirmed some of the claims in a former Vatican ambassador's statement alleging a widespread cover-up of ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick's abuse of seminarians are "fake news."

Speaking aboard the Aug. 26 flight back to Rome from Ireland, Francis said the former Vatican ambassador's 11-page document of unsubstantiated claims "speaks for itself."

A former Vatican ambassador to Washington has published an 11-page letter filled with accusations against dozens of former and current high-level officials in the Catholic Church, claiming there was a systemic cover-up of allegations that now former cardinal Theodore McCarrick was sexually abusing seminarians.

One of the eight Irish abuse survivors who met with Pope Francis Aug. 25 says that during the meeting the pontiff told the group he is not planning to implement new procedures to hold bishops who cover-up clergy abuse to account, citing measures the Catholic Church already has in place to do so.

Pope Francis met eight survivors of clergy and institutional abuse on the first of his two-day visit to Ireland, in a 90-minute encounter several in the meeting called "cordial and polite."

Dublin -- Pope Francis began his two-day trip to Ireland by acknowledging that Catholic leaders in the country failed over decades to protect children from sexual abuse by priests and clergy, saying bishops and superiors had caused what he termed "grave scandal."

Former Newark priest details seminary life under ex-cardinal McCarrick, Fr. Rosica calls for naming the 'evil' of clericalism, secular outlets look ahead to Pope Francis' visit to Ireland.