Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of three Chilean bishops, including the controversial bishop accused of covering up clerical sexual abuse. Source: Crux.

The Philippines Catholic bishops have condemned the shooting of a priest as he was about to celebrate Mass on Sunday, the second killing of a priest in that country within a week. Source: UCA News.

A former slave who became a priest could become the first African-American saint. (Click title for entire story.)

Pope Francis has updated the statutes of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, which include a specific reference to the office’s responsibility for promoting a deeper reflection on the role of women in the Church and society.

The decision to hang crosses in all public buildings in Bavaria has triggered “division, stirred up trouble and played people off against one another”, Cardinal Reinhard Marx told a German newspaper on Monday.

Pope Francis had an emotional encounter with public housing children on the outskirts of Rome on Sunday. Source: CNS.

A Vatican-hosted conference of 300 young people has acknowledged that some in their generation want the Church to change its teachings on “polemical issues” such as same-sex marriage and contraception.

Easter Vigil begin with a recognition of Creation in the lighting of the fire, the Easter Proclamation and the reading from Genesis. “The study of the universe is an act of worship,” says the director of the Vatican Observatory, Jesuit Br Guy Consolmagno. (Click title for entire story.)

Chocolate can be a wonderful part of Easter. But what can we do when we hear that most of the production is connected to child slave labor? Buying slavery-free chocolate at Easter gives people the opportunity to take a stand against human trafficking and slavery. To purchase slavery-free chocolate, look for one of three labels – FAIRTRADE, Rainforest Alliance or UTZ certified. These labels show that the cocoa beans used in the chocolate’s production have been sourced ethically, from farmers who engage in good labour practices. Read further at and click title for ethical chocolate companies.

Pope Francis has signed a decree recognizing the second miracles needed for Blesseds Paul VI and Oscar Romero to become saints, clearing the way for their canonisations. (Click title for entire story.)

This American superhero film is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, and is the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Source: ACOFB (Click title for entire article.)

Sen. Dick Durbin profiled Father Rey Pineda, a DACA recipient and Catholic priest at the Cathedral of Christ our King in Atlanta, GA, who has been in the United States since the age of two and whose future as a priest depends on DACA. Durbin asked: How is America bettered by ending DACA and restricting the futures and opportunities of Father Pineda and hundreds of thousands of other DACA recipients? (Click Title for entire story.)

Global sea levels will continue to rise until at least 2300 regardless of how much we reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, but the longer governments delay acting, the worse it will get, new research shows. Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Click Title for entire story.)

Pope Francis said the Liturgy of the Word needs lectors who can proclaim the readings well. (Click on title for entire article)

Migration out of Africa took place least 180,000 years ago, some 60,000 years earlier than previously thought. (Click title to entire story)

An astrophysicist and author has affirmed the Church's role in scientific research and discovery to US late-night talk show audience writes Matthew Becklo. (Click on Title for whole article)

The Vatican's Secretary of State says this year will be marked by the Church's attention to the lives of young people ahead of the 2018 Synod of Bishops. (Click on Title for whole article.

Catholics in Belgium are concerned the country’s euthanasia law is being abused to kill patients without legal checks and safeguards. (Click on title for whole article.)

In an interview, Pope Francis questioned the phrasing about temptation in the Lord's Prayer. The prayer was recently changed in French and the pope recommended a similar change in the Italian translation. (Click on title for whole article.)