Brazil: Bishop arrested on corruption charges
Source: BBC News Police have detained the Roman Catholic bishop of the city of Formosa in central Brazil, on charges of corruption. Bishop José Ronaldo and six other priests are […]
Cardinal Keith O’Brien dies after fall
Source: BBC News Cardinal Keith O’Brien, formerly the Catholic Church’s most senior cleric in Britain, has died at the age of 80. The cardinal, who resigned as Archbishop of St Andrews […]
Vatican convicts ex-Guam archbishop accused of abuse
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD The Vatican didn’t say what exactly Archbishop Anthony Apuron had been convicted of, and the sentence was far lighter than those given high-profile elderly […]
Pope Francis issued a controversial document on the family. The D.C. archbishop has a pioneering plan to implement it
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein Pope Francis stands on a congressional balcony with leaders including, far left, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, on Sept. 24, 2015, in Washington. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington […]
Father testifies in Australian court cardinal abused son
Source: Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A father testified in an Australian court Thursday that his son said he was sexually abused by Vatican Cardinal George Pell during a […]
A Catholic bishop and his rural Chinese parish worry about a deal between Beijing and the Vatican
Source: The Washington Post By Emily Rauhala March 11 Email the author Catholics from nearby villages pray and chant in Bobei Catholic Church in Guangdong province, China, on the morning of March 4, […]
Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History – Premiering Today on CNN
Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History Premieres Sunday, March 11 at 10 p.m. ET in CNN Go inside the Vatican to reveal how popes have used their power to […]
Catholic hierarchy to be confronted over gender inequality
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent “Powerful vested interests” within the Catholic church are being challenged at a conference in Rome on International Women’s Day as calls grow for women to […]
Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History
Premieres Sunday, March 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT in CNN Go inside the Vatican to reveal how popes have used their power to shape the course of world history. The […]
French Bishop Declares Nun’s Recovery A Lourdes Miracle
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla DIOCESE DE BEAUVAIS NOYON ET SENLIS / YOUTUBE Bernadette Moriau’s healing was recognized as a miracle by a Roman Catholic bishop on Feb. 11. Nearly 10 years […]
Catholic church fights smacking ban
Source: The Times By Marc Horne The Catholic church has stirred up controversy by indicating that it will oppose a Scottish law banning parents from smacking their children. The country is […]
‘Not the right kind of Catholic’: Private schoolteacher fired days after same-sex wedding
Source: Washington Post By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Moriah Balingit Jocelyn Morffi and Natasha Hass had booked the Key Largo Lighthouse estate for three days starting Feb. 2, turning their wedding day into […]
Pope’s Controversial China Overture Has Cold-War Precedent
Source: Wall Street Journal By Francis X. Rocca Feb. 7, 2018 8:00 a.m. ET ROME—Pope Francis’ overture to Communist China echoes the Vatican’s conciliatory approach to Soviet-bloc states during much […]
Pope Francis’s Failure to Address Abuse Allegations Jeopardizes His Papacy
Source: Time By CHRISTOPHER J. HALE Hale is a political strategist who helped lead Catholic outreach for President Obama and is the co-founder of Millennial. This week it came to light […]
Fake News that Everyone Loves
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Trump’s voters love the “fake news” that suits their agenda. It was in fact during the […]
Pope Francis Compares Gossiping Nuns To Terrorists
Source: Huffington Post By Mary Papenfuss He says they’re worse than Shining Path guerrillas. Pope Francis compared gossiping nuns with terrorists during his South American tour stop in Lima on […]
Pope shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander
Source: Religion New Service SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Pope Francis accused victims of Chile’s most notorious pedophile of slander, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the […]
Pope Pleads For Forgiveness In Chile For Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal
Source: Huffington Post By Philip Pullella, Dave Sherwood SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Pope Francis expressed “pain and shame” on Tuesday over a sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in Chile, seeking […]
What is South America Telling Organized Religion?
Religion in Latin America: Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region Source Pew Research Center Latin America is home to more than 425 million Catholics – nearly 40% of the world’s total […]
A student used a racial slur in a video. Now, his Catholic high school is investigating.
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Larimer A Catholic high school in Virginia has launched an investigation after a student appeared in a video using a racial slur. Administrators at Paul VI […]