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IRELAND TELLS STATE-RUN SCHOOLS STOP STEERING PUPILS TO RELIGION CLASS
But despite also being government-funded, almost all primary schools in Ireland are religious, with the vast majority run by the Roman Catholic Church... READ MORE›
ASH WEDNESDAY TAKES PRECEDENCE ON VALENTINE'S DAY
AP -- The Roman Catholic bishop of Providence says Catholics who want to celebrate Valentine's Day had better reschedule... READ MORE›
'LOUD FENCE' RIBBONS REMOVED FROM BALLARAT CATHEDRAL THREE DAYS AFTER ROYAL COMMISSION FINDINGS
He said abuse survivors had requested that the ribbons stay on the fence until the royal commission ended... READ MORE›
'I'M GOING TO CANBERRA': FOR ABUSE SURVIVOR ROB WALSH, THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE HASN'T ENDED
'I'm going to Canberra' For abuse survivor Rob Walsh, the fight for justice hasn't ended... READ MORE›
'CHANGES MUST BE MADE': SHOCKING AUSTRALIAN CHILD ABUSE INQUIRY ENDS
That was the stark warning of an exhaustive five-year investigation by an Australia Royal Commission into institutional child sex abuse that concluded Thursday... READ MORE›
ARCHBISHOP REJECTS CALL TO REPORT CONFESSIONS
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse had the power to look at any private, public or non-government body involved with children... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN CHILD ABUSE INQUIRY RECOMMENDS END TO MANDATORY CELIBACY FOR CLERGY
Prosecute clergy for failing to report abuse Recommendations include the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference request that the Vatican consider introducing voluntary celibacy for clergy... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE INQUIRY REPORTS 'CATASTROPHIC FAILURES OF LEADERSHIP'
It also claimed celibacy contributed to child abuse and that it should be made voluntary for clergy in the Catholic Church... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN ABUSE REPORT CALLS FOR END TO SANCTITY OF CONFESSION
The inquiry heard previously that the Australian Catholic Church paid A 276 million 212 million in compensation to thousands of child abuse victims since 1980... READ MORE›
EX-PRIEST GETS LIFE IN PRISON FOR 1960 PARISHIONER SLAYING
The same jurors in Hidalgo County in South Texas found John Bernard Feit guilty of murder Thursday night... READ MORE›
AFTER 100 YEARS, SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION IS FINISHED
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that the merits of Jesus kept Mary's soul immaculate... READ MORE›
LOST IN TRANSLATION? POPE PONDERS AN UPDATE TO LORDS PRAYER
Pope Francis has generally shown a willingness to rethink liturgical translations... READ MORE›
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PRIEST TELLS ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Philip Pizzo just hours after he celebrated Sunday Mass... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINE CATHOLIC CHURCH ABUSERS RARELY PROSECUTED
Jaime Achacoso, a lawyer and expert on the Catholic Church's canon law, said priests found guilty of sexual misconduct had not been removed from ministry... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS SAYS BAN ON FEMALE PRIESTS IS LIKELY TO ENDURE
Francis has said before that the Catholic Church's ban on ordaining women as priests is a closed matter... READ MORE›
POPE AIDE GEORGE PELL CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX ABUSE
For years, Pell has faced allegations that he mishandled cases of clergy abuse when he was archbishop of Melbourne and, later, Sydney... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS: MARRIED MEN COULD BE ORDAINED TO EASE PRIEST SHORTAGES
Pope Francis has said the Catholic church may consider ordaining married men who could potentially then work in remote areas faced with a shortage of priests... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS ADMITS HE SOMETIMES FALLS ASLEEP WHILE PRAYING
Pope Francis has admitted that he sometimes nods off while praying... READ MORE›
DUTERTE'S WAR ON DRUGS A 'REIGN OF TERROR', CHURCH SAYS
The Philippines' Catholic Church has blasted President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs for creating a reign of terror ... READ MORE›
C OF E ARCHBISHOPS CALL ON CHRISTIANS TO REPENT FOR REFORMATION SPLIT
Five hundred years after the Reformation, the religious revolution that swept across Europe, the leaders of the Church of England... READ MORE›
WHERE IS POPE FRANCIS? A SCHEDULE OF HIS U.S. VISIT
22 and plans to stop in Washington D.C. New York City and Philadelphia... READ MORE›
ATTACK ON CHURCH IN FRANCE KILLS PRIEST AND ISIS IS BLAMED
Since the Villejuif attack was foiled, many houses of worship in France, including mosques and synagogues, have been on a heightened state of alert... READ MORE›
PRIEST SUSPENDED FOR RIDING A HOVERBOARD DURING CHRISTMAS EVE MASS
While the congregation may have thought the priests jaunt on this Christmas hottest toy was amusing, theA Diocese of San PabloA did not... READ MORE›
CARDINAL CORMAC MURPHY-O'CONNOR DIES AT 85
Retired leader of Roman Catholic church in England and Wales was appointed cardinal by pope in 2001... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS WASHES FEET OF REFUGEES FOR EASTER WEEK
The traditional Easter Week foot-washing ceremony by the pontiff is meant as a Catholic gesture of service... READ MORE›
WHERE IS POPE FRANCIS? A SCHEDULE OF HIS U.S. VISIT
Patrick's Catholic Church and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese host Pope Francis... READ MORE›
IN SECULAR FRANCE, CATHOLIC CONSERVATISM MAKES A COMEBACK
They may have studied in a Catholic school, they marry in churches, and they baptize their children... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC CHURCH PAID $213MN TO SEX ABUSE VICTIMS IN AUSTRALIA SINCE 1980
Catholic Church paid 213mn to sex abuse victims in Australia since 1980... READ MORE›
JESUS' TOMB REOPENED IN JERUSALEM AMID FEARS OF 'CATASTROPHIC' COLLAPSE (PHOTOS)
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is located in East Jerusalem, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967... READ MORE›
LATIN AMERICA VISIT WILL TEST POPES ABILITY TO EXPAND FLOCK
QUITO, Ecuador -- Pope Francis has turned heads with bold stands on climate change and income inequality... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC PRIESTS IN MONTREAL BANNED FROM BEING ALONE WITH CHILDREN
Catholic priests in Montreal will be banned from being alone with children to provide a safety net against allegations of abuse... READ MORE›
IMAGES OF A PRIEST BEING DRAGGED FROM A CONDEMNED ST. RITA CHURCH ANGER THE FRENCH RIGHT
Fewer than 300 churches had been demolished between 1905 and 2014, the newspaper reported, out of more than 42,000 in total, with most recent demolitions occurring in now-dormant industrial areas... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS MAKES MARRIAGE ANNULMENTS EASIER
Pope Francis announced reforms Tuesday aimed at simplifying and speeding up the Roman Catholic Church's procedure for marriage annulments... READ MORE›
12 KILLED DURING CHURCH SERVICE IN NIGERIA
Among the 12 dead in Ozubulu was the father of Aloysius Ikegwuonu, 36, a wealthy local magnate who had helped build the church... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE NAMES NEW PRIME MINISTER, FINANCE MINISTER
The Blue House said it named Yim Jong-yong, the Financial Services Commission chairman, as the new finance minister and deputy prime minister... READ MORE›
POPE SUGGESTS NO-COST ANNULMENTS IN DIVORCE CASES
Annulments are a major issue in the Roman Catholic Church because Catholics who divorce and remarry without seeking an annulment for the previous marriage are prohibited from taking Communion... READ MORE›
POPE FACES CHANGING CATHOLIC IDENTITY IN U.S.
The status of divorced and remarried Catholics will be a major topic for the church's hierarchy at the Synod of Bishops in Rome in October... READ MORE›
11-YEAR-OLD PARAGUAY GIRL DENIED ABORTION AFTER 'BEING RAPED BY STEPFATHER' GIVES BIRTH
The Roman Catholic Church was at the forefront of calls not to allow the girl to have an abortion... READ MORE›
LAWYER WHO REPRESENTED CHURCHES IN CHINA IS MISSING
In a statement on Wednesday Mr. Yang urged the government in Wenzhou to release Mr. Zhang and his assistant Liu Peng who is also missing... READ MORE›
OWEN CHADWICK BRITISH SCHOLAR OF CHRISTIANITY DIES AT 99
Professor Chadwick was named master of Selwyn College in 1956... READ MORE›
WORLD AIDS DAY CUT GAY BLOOD BAN TO THREE MONTHS
Pope Francis listened as an Iraqi Christian girl described the refugees' sufferings and expressed gratitude for his visit... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC CHURCH LOSING GROUND IN LATIN AMERICA
Report Catholic Church losing ground in Latin America... READ MORE›