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By Vince Sullivan (March 18, 2022, 6:05 p.m. EDT) — The Boy Scouts of America announced a Chapter 11 settlement Friday with an ad hoc group of Roman Catholic entities, telling a Delaware bankruptcy judge that the settlement resolves…

Sacred Heart Catholic Church will be hosting fish frying events throughout the Lenten season. The first event is March 4 and the last is scheduled for April 8. Each event will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fish plates are $10. The…

ST. JOHN'S, NL — A highly successful Chase the Ace fundraiser in 2017 will allow St. Kevin's Roman Catholic Parish in the Goulds area of ​​St. John's to retain its church and parish hall, once the courts approve a…

Church officials can't protect an estimated $95 million asset The Harrisburg Diocese Tort Plaintiffs Committee, who are represented by Stinson LLP attorneys Robert Kugler and Edwin Caldie, can investigate and prosecute for fraud against…

As investigations into sexual abuse and abuse of church power are ongoing in the Anglican Church of the Upper Midwest Diocese in North America, at least five people who say they have suffered sexual or spiritual abuse in the diocese say…

ROME — Giuseppe remembers the day his mother betrayed him. He was 12 years old and his parish priest in the city of Salerno, in southern Italy, forced him to touch his erect penis. Giuseppe remembers the starched black fabric of the…

February 10, 2022 GEIR MOULSON Berlin, GermanyPA A report on decades of clergy sex abuse in Germany that has shone an unflattering spotlight on retired Pope Benedict XVI has added to already strong pressure for the church…

KYLE O'DONNELL The Catholic Church is in the midst of a credibility crisis. The corruption that has been exposed over the past 20 years has weighed heavily on the…

Peter Forster was a supporter of the ordination of women but opposed same-sex marriage.The fourth Anglican bishop to become a Roman Catholic in the past year has been received into the Church, an Anglican newspaper in the UK has…

For the first time in its history, the New Zealand Catholic Church has released figures showing the extent of abuse committed by its priests and other religious leaders. But despite the 1,680 alleged abuse cases he admitted to, survivors…

BERLIN — No other German bishop has so dominated Catholic life in Germany in recent years as Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who announced he would remain archbishop of Munich and Freising despite a report questioning his leadership in dealing with…

An editorial by our editor for the Italian daily Il Mattino (January 21), after the German report then accusing Archbishop Ratzinger. by Massimo Introvigné Pope Francis (left) and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (right).…

ST. JOHN'S, NL — The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has approved the sale of the 150-year-old Mount St. Francis Monastery, located on Merrymeeting Road in St. John's, by the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corp.…

Here we go again. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has raised objections to the Equal Rights Amendment (LD 344) passing to the Maine Legislative Assembly. Many, if not all, of their arguments are absurd. During the installation of…

ST. JOHN'S, NL - The list of creditors filed by the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corp. of St. John's lists four local law firms as well as a British Columbia law firm that is hoping to launch a class action lawsuit. The…

For victims of sexual abuse at Mount Cashel Orphanage in the mid-20th century, time is running out, but that's exactly what the church is looking for more grace - the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's has asked…

ALBANY - Mary DeTuris Poust, who has handled communications for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany for the past six years, will step down effective Jan. 28, according to the diocese.“I am honored to have had the…

Like many, my best memories of Christmas come from my childhood. Endless hot summers, the river, the food and the family. And faith.I come from a large Aboriginal family. There is no Christmas like a black Christmas. There was never…

The Catholic Church in Portugal has announced that it will set up a national committee to investigate the sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults.The new authority will coordinate the work of local religious groups looking into…

Portugal is moving forward with a commission to investigate possible cases of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, as the secular leader of the committee urged victims to come forward on Thursday.The Independent Committee for the…

BOSTON — Douglas' Phil Saviano was a hero who spoke truth to power — truth directed at the Roman Catholic Church, as Saviano shone the spotlight on the priest sex abuse scandal.That was the central message delivered at a press conference…

NOTLong ago, I asked Tim Keller to lecture in a college class I teach, in which almost all of the students come from secular backgrounds. Most have no contact with evangelical Christianity other than what they saw in the news. After…

Activists call for an independent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in the Spanish Catholic Church.They insist the number of cases is comparable to neighboring France, where a recent survey found 218,000 victims since 1950.But…

November 19, 2021 DANIEL NIEMANN and KRISTEN GRIESHABER Cologne, GermanyPA The German Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne held a penance service for clergy sex abuse cases on Thursday, saying the ritual was not an absolution…

The initiative responds to Pope Francis' invitation to bishops around the world in 2016 to establish a day of prayer for people who are victims of sexual abuse.…

The German Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne on Thursday held a penance service for cases of clergy sexual abuse, saying the ritual was not an absolution for the perpetrators but an "admission of guilt".The German Catholic Church's handling…

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — The German Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne held a penance service on Thursday for cases of clergy sex abuse, saying the ritual was not an absolution for the perpetrators but a "confession of guilt". The German…

The Roman Catholic Church in France agreed to sell some of the Church's considerable real estate to compensate hundreds of thousands of people who had been sexually abused by clergy. The Catholic Church has come under pressure to compensate…

Published on: 08/11/2021 - 14:29 French Catholic bishops agreed on Monday to sell part of the Church's vast real estate…

PARIS - The absolute secrecy of confession is at the heart of the Roman Catholic faith. What is said in the confession is between a penitent and God, the priest a mediator. Any priest who breaks this seal can be excommunicated under…

In a new statement on the compensation process involving the Mount Cashel boys' orphanage in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's says he is now aware of 130 complaints from victims of…

In a new statement on the compensation process involving the Mount Cashel boys' orphanage in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's says he is now aware of 130 complaints from victims of…

Backup season: ribbon tree Carlisle Cathedral is helping survivors of sexual abuse with a new facility. A LOUDfence will be located in the cathedral grounds from November 1-3, and people will be invited to tie ribbons to it to support…

The Roman Catholic Church has announced that Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been appointed eighth bishop of the Diocese of Crookston. His Mass installation will be on…

The Roman Catholic Church has announced that Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been named the eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Crookston. His installation mass will take place…

SOUTH CALIFORNIA - A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by two brothers who allege they were sexually assaulted by a priest in a Riverside parish more than 25 years ago, a lawyer for the couple to a judge.The two…

If Canadians yearn for meaning in their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, it's unlikely anyone has told them about Jesus. According to a recent poll conducted by Alpha Canada and the Flourishing Congregations Institute, 65 percent of…

A warning note from GK Chesterton should be heard by anyone interested in learning more…

According to an independent commission report, two-thirds of the attackers were priests and worked in the church for the past 70 years.…

This week, 280 bishops, clergy and laity will meet in a Plenary Council to examine issues which will have a profound effect on the shape of the Catholic Church in Australia. The Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Colderidge, who…

04 October 2021 PETA MCCARTNEY Update: 5 p.m. (AEDT)Sydney, Australia The first Plenary Council of the Australian Catholic Church since 1937 opened on Sunday, with COVID-19 restrictions forcing the original Adelaide meeting…

04 October 2021 GILLES GUILLAUME and PHILIP PULLELLA Paris, FranceReuterss The French Catholic Church has counted around 3,000 pedophiles in its ranks over the past 70 years, said the head of an independent commission to…

The Catholic Church in France has had "at least 3,000 criminal pedophiles" in operation since World War II. European Commission President Jean-Marc Sauvé announces a "horrible" person Report suggests 3,000 pedophiles are active in French…

An investigation into the French Catholic Church has revealed shocking revelations of child sexual abuse.An independent commission investigating says that between 2,900 and 3,200 pedophiles have held positions in the church since the…

Stained glass windows can be seen inside the Reims Cathedral, built in the Gothic style and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where 31 kings of France were crowned, in Reims, France, on April 18, 2019. Photo taken April 18, 2019.…

The Catholic Church in Australia is set to face its demons in a historic rally that will chart a future for a diminished institution bruised by the damning findings of the Royal Commission on Sexual Abuse.The last time bishops and…

Many Roman Catholics in Germany were angry last Friday when the Pope decided to send the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, on a six-month “spiritual sabbatical”.A Vatican investigation revealed that Cardinal Woelki had…

The Catholic Church in Australia is set to face its demons in a historic rally that will chart a future for a diminished institution bruised by the damning findings of the Royal Commission on Sexual Abuse.The last time bishops and…

The Archbishop of Perth, Tim Costelloe, is leading a process that could lead to major reforms of the Catholic Church in Australia.Key points:Australian Catholic Church holds first plenary council since 1937The role of women in the church,…

STATEN ISLAND, NY - Pope Francis on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, who was cleared by the Vatican earlier this month on allegations of sexual abuse.Bishop DiMarzio tendered his resignation as…

David Stanton's August 19 letter to the editor identified the motivation behind the seizure of money by the…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, The Associated PressDEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - Former Roman Catholic cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the once powerful American prelate who was kicked out of the priesthood for sexual abuse, pleaded not guilty on Friday to…

Reverend Eric Swearingen, originally from Tulare County, rose through the church hierarchy to lead Catholics in Visalia despite an allegation of sexual abuse.Friday, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno published a list of priests who says…

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno on Friday released a long-awaited list of priests in its order who have allegedly sexually abused minors while serving in the Church. The Diocese of Fresno was one of the Golden State's few…

NEW YORK - Mgr. Robert T. Richie, rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, told cathedral parishioners in an August 3 letter that he had been named in a civil lawsuit alleging that he had "sexually assaulted a child in an…

New details have emerged about the controversial multi-million dollar legal bill from the Roman Catholic Church paid from a fund intended for residential school survivors. In documents obtained by CBC News on Friday, one of the church's…

New statistics showed that there were 104,610 baptisms in 2020, up from 159,043 in 2019.…

The Evangelical Alliance Church became the last Protestant denomination in the United States to repudiate the doctrine of discovery, the theological justification that enabled the discovery and domination by European Christians of lands…

WARSAW - The Polish Catholic Church, beset with accusations that it ignored for years the sexual abuse of minors by members of the clergy, admitted on Monday that between July 2018 and the end of last year, she had received abuse complaints…

BISHOP BARBIER'S SCHEDULE June 21-25:Retreat for the Norbertine Fathers at St. Michael's Abbey, Silverado, CaliforniaJune 26:10 a.m. Mass on the feast of Saint Josemaría Escriva, Saint-David de Galles parish, Richmond5:00 p.m. Mass and…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for action after the discovery last week of 215 children's bodies in unnamed graves at the former Kamloops…

The Vermont Catholic Church is headquartered in South Burlington. Photo by Kevin O'Connor / VTDigger The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington was the subject of another lawsuit alleging that a priest sexually assaulted a young boy in the…

Following the 2019 passing of its longtime leader and the sudden resignation of its chosen replacement, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth finally expects to have a new bishop in place next month. The…

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester faces more than 300 lawsuits related to charges of sexual abuse. CREDIT JAMES BROWN / WXXI NEWS The lawsuits arise from the New York Child Victims Act, which entered into…

The Right Reverend Daniel Felton, a longtime pastor in the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has been appointed by Pope Francis to be the 10th Bishop in the 122-year history of the Diocese of Northeast Minnesota.…

Hundreds of suspected cases of sexual violence by clergy and laity in Germany's first diocese were uncovered in an independent report released Thursday and commissioned by the Roman Catholic Church.The long-awaited 800-page report on the…

The head of the German Bishops' Conference said on Thursday the country's Roman Catholic church was suffering from a "scandalous image" amid growing anger over the Archbishop of Cologne's handling of a sexual abuse report passed through…

Facing more than 200 sex abuse lawsuits, the Diocese of Rockville Center on Long Island said Thursday it had filed for bankruptcy, the largest Catholic diocese in the United States to do so.The diocese, which serves about 1.5 million…

TOP LINE The Roman Catholic Church in the United States has reportedly received at least $1.4 billion (and possibly more than $3.5 billion) in federal funds through the Paycheck Protection Program, hundreds of millions going to dioceses…