Catholic Church must reform confession, abuse survivor says
Source: BBC By Hywel GriffithBBC News, Sydney An Australian child abuse survivor has called on the Catholic Church to reform its laws on confession to ensure crimes are reported to […]
Suffer the Little Children: Church Cruelty in Ireland
Source: The New York Times By SADHBH WALSHE TUAM, Ireland — Last year, during the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising that led to Irish independence, the writer Colm Toibin […]
Mass graves in Ireland: A long history of Church abuse
Source: Aljazeera When infant remains were found in a former home for unwed mothers last month, it didn’t come as a surprise to everyone. The Catholic Church has faced a […]
My calling is to help spiritually deficient West, says new bishop
Source: The Times BY Kaya Burgess, Religious Affairs Correspondent The Church of England’s first black bishop in more than 20 years has said that he came to Britain from Nigeria as a missionary […]
Pope’s Egypt visit offers chance to improve Catholic-Muslim ties
Source: Reuters Pope Francis will make a trip to Egypt next month, the Vatican said on Saturday, giving the pontiff another opportunity to promote better relations between Catholics and Muslims. […]
Australia’s Anglican church gets 1,115 child abuse complaints
Source: BBC More than 1,100 complaints of child sexual abuse have been made against the Anglican Church of Australia, a royal commission inquiry has heard. The allegations, dating from 1980 […]
Mother Divine, Who Took Over Her Husband’s Cult, Dies at 91
Source: The New York Times By WILLIAM GRIMES Photo Mother Divine with her husband, Father Divine, in September 1953.CreditPeter Stackpole/The LIFE Picture Collection, via Getty Images It came as a […]
Married Catholic priests? There are perhaps 120 in the U.S. already. Here’s how
Source: Los Angeles BY Alene Tchekmedyian Contact Reporter Pope Francis made headlines across the globe when he suggested he was open to the idea of ordaining married men as a way […]
Will Pope Francis Allow Married Men to Become Priests?
Source: The Atlantic By EMMA GREEN In an interview with the German magazine Die Zeit this week, Pope Francis spoke about the Roman Catholic Church’s priest shortage, which has left Catholics […]
Sex orgies, prostitution, porn: Allegations shake Catholic Church in Italy
Source: USA Today ROME (RNS) — Lurid accusations of priests involved in sex orgies, porn videos and prostitution have emerged from several parishes in Italy recently, sending shock waves all the […]
Pope signals he’s open to married Catholic men becoming priests
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
‘False prophet’: Duterte, the Catholic Church and the fight for the soul of the Philippines
Source: The Washington Post By Emily Rauhala March 4 Relatives and friends of victims of extrajudicial killings leave Manila’s Baclaran Church for a vigil Feb. 17, 2017. (Jes Aznar/For The […]
Why a Yale neuroscientist decided to change careers — and is now becoming a priest
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer Jaime Maldonado-Aviles, a former neuroscientist at Yale, decided to become a priest at Catholic University’s Theological College in Washington. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post) […]
Mass grave found at former Catholic orphanage in Ireland
Source: Los Angeles Times By Associated Press A mass grave containing the remains of babies and young children has been discovered at a former Catholic orphanage in Ireland, government-appointed investigators […]
Cardinal O’Malley says voices of clergy sexual abuse survivors are critical
Source: Boston Globe By Lisa Wangsness GLOBE STAFF MARCH 03, 2017 Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley vowed Thursday to make sure clergy sexual abuse victims have a voice on a Vatican […]
Cardinal Wuerl voices Catholic support for immigrants but urges caution about sanctuary churches
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer March 2 Cardinal Donald Wuerl at a 2015 news conference at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in the District, announcing Pope Francis would […]
Catholicism has done more harm to Australia than Islam. Where’s the outrage?
Source: The Guardian By Kristina Keneally Every Muslim who speaks out is expected to own, explain and condemn any act carried out by Muslims worldwide. The same doesn’t apply to […]
Pope suggests ‘better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic’
Source: Reuters Pope Francis delivered another criticism of some members of his own Church on Thursday, suggesting it is better to be an atheist than one of “many” Catholics who […]
Crematorium investigated for including extra body parts in urns
Source: The Local When you receive the urn of a deceased loved one, you generally assume you’re only going home with that family member. But a Regensburg crematorium is suspected of slipping other people’s body parts into the mix. Employees of a crematorium in Regensburg, Bavaria, are currently under investigation […]
Lecture: Islam for Catholics 101
Presenter: Natana J. DeLong-Bas This presentation covers major themes in Islam, including the role of the Qur’an and the Prophet Muhammad, the 5 Pillars, and common beliefs and scriptural ties […]