Revisions will also add the attempted ordination of women to list of most serious crimes against Church law
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Papal visit ‘will put an end to any Catholic feeling like a second-class citizen’
The bizarre case of a bishop at the heart of the German hierarchy’s fiercest public fight
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Pope talks to Cardinal Schönborn over his critical comments towards a fellow cardinal
Pope makes forthright remarks about state of the Church
Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor tells Irish priests that he dwells on his ‘painful failure’ in abuse case
Pope Benedict XVI: Year for Priests helped the Church to grow in gratitude for the gift of the priesthood
• Comment: The past year has lifted the morale of the priesthood
• In pictures: Archbishop Nichols solemnly closes the Year of Priests
The Belgian Church is at a troubled juncture
Cardinal Godfried Danneels is questioned for 10 hours as investigators continue on aggressive abuse investigation