Vatican arrests former ambassador
A former Vatican ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been placed under house arrest in what may be the first stage of criminal proceedings by the Holy See in a case of sexual abuse of children.
Vatican City’s First–Ever Arrest: Puts Ex-Dominican Ambassador Josef Wesolowski Under House Custody Over Pedophilia Charges
In a statement, the Vatican said Wesolowski was placed under house arrest pending a criminal trial. Pope Francis, according to Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, had personally instructed the case of Polish former archbishop be expedited. Wesolowski was ...
Vatican, SSPX officials resume meetings on doctrinal issues
Rome, Italy, Sep 24, 2014 / 12:14 am (CNA).- Officials of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith met with representatives of the Society of St. Pius X on Tuesday for two hours at the Vatican to discuss matters of Church teaching. “During the ...
Vatican Dominican Abuse
Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, papal nuncio for the Dominican Republic, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is shown in a March 15, 20123 photo. The Vatican says it has put its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic under house arrest following ...
Vatican arrests ex-envoy over abuse
The Vatican has placed its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Jozef Wesolowski, under house arrest on charges of sexually abusing children. The former archbishop was defrocked in June after a Church tribunal found him guilty of abusing Dominican ...
