In religious tradition, ash symbolises mortality, death, renunciation and repentance.
06 Mar 2019 1:51 AM
Angry protesters called Cardinal George Pell a 'maggot' and a 'monster' on Wednesday.
27 Feb 2019 8:41 AM
Pope's vow to battle child sex abuse fails to appease victims, critics.
25 Feb 2019 8:21 PM
Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests.
25 Feb 2019 8:32 AM
The scandals have hit countries around the world, with lives devastated from Australia to Chile, Germany and the US.
25 Feb 2019 4:38 AM
Pope Francis on Sunday compared the sexual abuse of children to human sacrifice as he addressed the Catholic Church.
24 Feb 2019 5:09 PM
Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even drawn up.
23 Feb 2019 4:34 PM
Biblical imagery of a chair, a seat or a throne signifies honour, authority and reverence.
22 Feb 2019 1:09 AM
Catholic Church's regulations for investigation of, both priests accused of molestation and superiors accused of covering up, explained.
21 Feb 2019 7:34 PM
Vatican sets a new precedent by defrocking a former US cardinal for sex abuse of minor.
16 Feb 2019 8:48 PM
Pope Francis admitted on Tuesday that Catholic priests and bishops had sexually abused nuns, the latest scandal to rock the church.
06 Feb 2019 10:04 AM
Pope made all the right gestures, like arriving in a open Popemobile, unlike his predecessors who used bulletproof vehicles.
06 Feb 2019 2:30 AM
Pope says he will not change priest celibacy rules.
29 Jan 2019 3:28 PM
Church sex abuse summit a bid to usher in formidable change.
26 Jan 2019 8:11 PM
Pope Francis welcomed thousands of young Catholics gathered for World Youth Day rally.
25 Jan 2019 7:47 PM
A new app will now enable you to participate in the prayers from the Vatican.
21 Jan 2019 6:43 PM
The 82-year-old pope will use the major event on the Catholic calendar to address the problems of poverty, corruption and migration.
20 Jan 2019 10:12 AM
'Appeal is allowed. She has been acquitted. Judgement of high court as well as trial court is reversed,' said Pak's Chief Justice in ruling.
31 Oct 2018 1:06 PM
Nowadays, when bishops, pastors and godmen are accused of sexual aberrations or financial scams, the media delights in stripping them bare.
15 Oct 2018 12:12 AM
Cardinal Wuerl had offered to resign earlier after facing criticism over a report detailing mass sexual abuse cases when he was a bishop.
13 Oct 2018 11:14 AM