Scottish bishop apologizes on behalf of church for abuse
[UPI News] – EAST LOTHIAN, Scotland, Aug. 4 (UPI) — The bishop of Aberdeen, Hugh Gilbert, apologized on behalf of the Catholic Church for decades of abuse of students at a boarding school in...
View ArticlePope Francis comments on gay rights revolutionary
[UPI News] – VATICAN CITY, Sept. 20 (UPI) — Gay rights activists in Italy say that Pope Francis‘ views on homosexuality have started a revolution and are “ahead of many Italian politicians.”In an...
View ArticleBenedict XVI denies covering up priest abuse
[UPI News] – ROME, Sept. 25 (UPI) — Benedict XVI, the pope emeritus, said in his first public comments since stepping down he didn’t try to cover up Roman Catholic priest child sexual abuse.He also...
View ArticleA Double Canonization for Popes John XXIII and John Paul II
On Sunday Pope Francis will declare the sainthood of two of his predecessors, both of them linked to the Second Vatican Council | VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis on Sunday will preside over a pomp-filled...
View ArticleMalaysia to Christians Dont say Allah
(CNN) — Malaysia’s highest court has reject a challenge from the Catholic Church seeking to overturn a ban on non-Muslims using the word “Allah” to refer to God. | But after the Federal Court announced...
View ArticleURGENT ISIS threatens to invade Rome and fly its flag over the Vatican
Security | October 15, 2014 by Abdelhak Mamoun 4 Comments | (IraqiNews.com) On Wednesday, the so-called Islamic state in Iraq and the Levant threatened to launch a war against the Catholic Church and...
View ArticlePope Francis reassigns conservative American cardinal
(CNN) — Pope Francis has reassigned a conservative American cardinal from a key post to one that is mostly symbolic. | Cardinal Raymond Burke, a leading conservative, has been vocal in his criticism of...
View ArticlePope Francis to visit US for the first time in fall
Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis is to make his first trip to the United States as the head of the Catholic Church in September 2015, the Vatican said Monday. | He will travel to the World Meeting of the...
View ArticleIreland prepares for same-sex marriage referendum
DUBLIN, Ireland, May 21 (UPI) — Polls show Ireland‘s referendum on same-sex marriage will result in approval for the measure, with the Catholic Church its only opponent. Read More: Ireland prepares for...
View ArticleBurundi’s influential Catholic Church withdraws election support
BUJUMBURA, Burundi, May 28 (UPI) — Burundi‘s influential Catholic Church announced on Thursday it is withdrawing its support for the upcoming, controversial presidential elections. Read More: Burundi’s...
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