Source: BBC News Cardinal George Pell is expected to face two trials on sexual assault charges, an Australian court has heard. The Vatican treasurer, 76, has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and has strenuously denied any wrongdoing. On Tuesday, a magistrate ordered him to stand trial. The allegations […]
Source: Associated Press BY ROD McGUIRK MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, on […]
Source: The New York Times By JACQUELINE WILLIAMS The ribbons tied to a fence outside St. Patrick’s cathedral in Ballarat, Australia, are in support of victims of child sexual abuse at […]
Source: Associated Press By MARK STEVENSON MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest who had been reported kidnapped has been found dead in central Mexico, authorities said Thursday. Prosecutors […]
Source: Aljazeera French cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran’s visit marks the first official meeting between Saudi ruler and a Catholic official. 19 Apr 2018 King Salman has recently held a number of meetings with representatives of Christian traditions [Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Kingdom Council]Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has met French cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran during […]
Source: Religion News service By Christopher Lamb VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The tables have turned under Pope Francis. And a new type of Catholic has formed: the conservative dissenter. In the past, conservatives prided themselves on loyalty to the pope and being in lockstep with all papal teachings, while progressives called […]
Source: BBC News One of Scotland’s top bishops claims the Catholic Church may be its own worst enemy in spreading its beliefs. The Bishop of Galloway has released a letter suggesting: “It could be argued that the greatest obstacle to preaching the gospel today in Scotland is the Catholic Church […]
Source: The Guardian BY Calla Wahlquist Robert Richter says historic sexual abuse allegations against Pell invented by ‘thwarted’ people to punish the church Cardinal George Pell leaves the Melbourne magistrates’ court […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Eight victims of the Catholic Church’s most notorious pedophile are pressing the Legion of Christ religious order to compensate them for the sexual abuse they endured and the psychological harm they say resulted from the order’s prolonged campaign to discredit […]
Source: Reuters ZAGREB (Reuters) – The Croatian parliament ratified on Friday a European treaty that has provoked mass protests by social conservatives who believe it undermines family values in the predominantly Roman Catholic country. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Croats protest against the ratification of the Istanbul Convention in Zagreb, […]
Source: The Guardian By Australian Associated Press Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson has declared under oath that two former altar boys never told him they had been sexually abused by a fellow priest. […]
Source: The Guardian BY Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome Mexican priest who is teaching the ancient rite in Rome says it still has a place in the modern Catholic church Father Cesar Truqui. […]
Source: Reuters Reuters Staff PARIS (Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron has blurred a line that has kept French government free of religious intervention for generations, critics said on Tuesday, after he […]
Source: Boston Globe By Cristela Guerra GLOBE STAFF APRIL 09, 2018 Among throngs of people touring the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center on Sunday were two lanky middle school girls who love […]
Source: The Guardian Attendees hear disgraced cardinal asked for ‘forgiveness for all I have offended in this life’ BY Harriet SherwoodbReligion correspondent Members of the Catholic church outside St Michael’s […]
Source: The New York Times By STEVEN LEE MYERS Photo Bishop Joseph Li Shan, center, who was appointed by the Chinese authorities rather than the Vatican, during a Holy Saturday Mass […]
Source: Reuters BY Christian Shepherd, Damir Sagolj YOUTONG VILLAGE, China (Reuters) – Choosing a church can be complicated in China under the rule of the officially atheist Communist Party – especially […]
Source: The Sunday Times By Jason Allardyce Exclusive poll shows Scotland fast becoming a secular country, as most no longer accept the resurrection Millions of Scots will enjoy Easter eggs […]
Epigraph: And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. (1 Corinthians 15:14) Empty Tomb: Did Jesus rise in a physical or a spiritual […]
Source: Associated Press By AARON FAVILA SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Seven Filipino Roman Catholic devotees, including a woman, were nailed to wooden crosses in a Good Friday reenactment […]