Admit blame: Bertone tells Irish bishops

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has told Irish bishops at an extraordinary summit with Pope Benedict that they must admit their own blame in cover-ups of generations of sex abuse of minors, or risk losing the faith of Catholics

First female exec for Vatican Justice and Peace

Pope Benedict has appointed labor and development expert, Flaminia Giovanelli, as the first female under secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and retained Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as Secretary of State.

Mainland clergy welcome Vatican letter

Priests in mainland China say they appreciate the Vatican’s recent letter to them, while pointing out at the same time the challenges faced by the “underground” and government-approved Church communities.
Vatican secretary of state Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone’s letter, written for the Year for Priests, was published on Nov. 16, UCA News says.
The document, dated Nov. [...]

Bertone points to ’signs of hope’ for Chinese Church

Two years after Pope Benedict’s letter to Chinese Catholics, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has followed up with a letter to China’s bishops and priests pointing to “signs of hope” but also saying that “it is still more a time of sowing than of reaping”.
The letter entitled “An Invitation to Hope” is believed [...]