The Vatican

Sanctioning Venezuela Unlikely to Defuse Tensions

By Jim Lobe

Pending legislation calling for U.S. President Barack Obama to impose sanctions against key Venezuelan officials is unlikely to defuse the ongoing crisis there and could prove counter-productive, according to both the administration and independent experts here.

Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse Press Vatican for Answers

By Lydia Lim
Mary Caplan was just 14 years old, and her father was dying of cancer. When she went to the local priest in her hometown of Jersey City to ask for prayers and help, he sexually abused her, and went on to do so for the next two and a half years.

Hints of Changes to Come in Rome

By Sabina Zaccaro
No one would expect a Pope elected by an extremely conservative conclave to implement revolutionary reforms within the Catholic Church. Still, many see in the newly elected Pope Francis some signs of change.


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