Pope Francis said that being homosexual is not a crime as he criticised the laws that criminalise homosexuality as unjust. In an interview with the news agency Associated Press on Tuesday (January 24), Pope Francis said that God loves all his children and called on Catholic Bishops who support such laws to welcome LGBTQ people into churches.

Being homosexual is not a crime: Pope Francis criticises laws that criminalise homosexuality

The Catholic Bishops' Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) has urged the government to hold an "independent and impartial" inquiry into the Easter Sunday terror attacks as a matter of utmost urgency.

Catholic bishops in Sri Lanka call for independent inquiry into Easter terror attacks

A group of 19 Catholic priests and academics have appealed to bishops to declare Pope Francis a heretic, in the latest ultra-conservative broadside against the pontiff over a range of topics from communion for the divorced to religious diversity.

Conservatives want Catholic bishops to declare pope a heretic

An African nun told Catholic bishops on Saturday to acknowledge the church's hypocrisy in its handling of the sexual abuse crisis, and a cardinal admitted case files had been destroyed.

Acknowledge church's hypocrisy: African nun scolds Catholic bishops on sexual abuse crisis

Pope Francis on Friday urged predator priests who have sexually abused minors to turn themselves in, making one of his strongest comments ever on the crisis sweeping the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Francis urges priests who sexually abused minors to turn themselves in

The announcement came as the Nicaraguan opposition ramped up the pressure against Ortega's government, blocking streets and roads around the country after seven weeks of protests

Nicaraguan president to meet Catholic bishops for new crisis talks