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POPE DID NOT SAY THERE IS NO HELL
The Vatican has denied that Pope Francis told a well-known Italian journalist that there is no hell ... READ MORE›
HOW PEOPLE MARKED THE FIRST DAY OF THE EASTER HOLIDAY IN AUSTRALIA AND AROUND THE WORLD
Good Friday is one of the most important days in the Christian calendar, and church leaders have both urged followers to look to young people... READ MORE›
FOR ONE CATHOLIC PARISH IN CHINA, DIVISION AND CONFUSION AS HISTORIC DEAL LOOMS
She said that some devout Catholics across China were prepared to cut ties with the Vatican over a deal... READ MORE›
'HELL DOES NOT EXIST': NO, POPE FRANCIS DIDN'T SAY THAT, VATICAN SAYS
ET March 29, 2018 CLOSE The Vatican is pushing back on an interview in which Pope Francis was quoted saying hell doesnt exist. Nathan Rousseau Smith explains... READ MORE›
TRUDEAU DISAPPOINTED BY POPE'S DECISION NOT TO APOLOGIZE FOR RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
Obviously I'm disappointed with the Catholic Church's decision not to apologize for their role in residential schools, said Trudeau... READ MORE›
NO APOLOGY FROM POPE FOR RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS DESPITE PLEAS FROM SURVIVORS, PM
The Catholic Church and its affiliated organizations ran more than 70 per cent of the 132 residential schools in Canada... READ MORE›
YOUNG CATHOLICS TELL POPE FRANCIS THE CHURCH IS INDIFFERENT AND JUDGMENTAL
The report also called on the church to accept that technology is a way of life for young people... READ MORE›
ON PALM SUNDAY, POPE URGES YOUTH TO RAISE THEIR VOICES AMID 'TEMPTATION TO SILENCE' THEM
There are many ways to silence young people and make them invisible... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS CONDEMNS PROSTITUTION AS TORTURE AND SAYS MEN WHO PAY FOR SEX ARE 'CRIMINALS'
Pope Francis branded exploitation of women for prostitution a crime against humanity on Monday and asked forgiveness from society for Catholic men who use prostitutes... READ MORE›
POPE FACES CREDIBILITY THREAT AS CARDINAL GOES BEFORE AUSTRALIA COURT ON SEX ABUSE CHARGES
Pope Francis' former finance minister was charged in June with sexually abusing multiple people in his Australian home state of Victoria... READ MORE›
NEW CATHOLIC BISHOP SUPPORTS IMMIGRANTS, GUN CONTROL
There are an estimated 750,000 Catholics in the diocese, which covers Clark, Nye, Lincoln and Esmeralda counties, the Las Vegas Sun reported ... READ MORE›
STOP EXPLOITING NUNS FOR CHEAP LABOUR, VATICAN MAGAZINE URGES
Nuns too are being encouraged to speak up about gender inequality... READ MORE›
IN VATICAN MAGAZINE EXPOS NUNS REVEAL THEIR ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION
The article confirmed that while women have been clamoring to have a greater role in the decision making of the male-centric Catholic Church, the road is still steep... READ MORE›
DEMAND FOR EXORCISMS IS UP THREEFOLD IN ITALY, SO VATICAN IS HOLDING CONFERENCE
One of the organizers of the Sicily gathering, Friar Beningo Palilla, told Vatican Radio there are some 500,000 cases requiring exorcism in Italy each year... READ MORE›
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›
POPE REVIVES SEX ABUSE COMMISSION AMID CRITICISM OF VATICAN
A Vatican statement said the panel would include some victims of clerical sexual abuse... READ MORE›
CHINAS CATHOLICS RUE CHURCHS SLIDE AS POWERS DEBATE CONTROL
The Vatican's desire to have Bishop Guo step aside in favor of Bishop Zhan also worries residents... 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›
CATHOLICS WARN OF CHURCH SCHISM IF VATICAN MAKES A DEAL WITH CHINA
Fifteen leading Catholics, mostly from Hong Kong, have written a letter expressing their shock and disappointment at reports of a deal... READ MORE›
TANZANIA'S 'DICTATOR' PRESIDENT THREATENING NATIONAL UNITY
Tanzania's 'dictator' president threatening national unity Catholic bishops... READ MORE›
POPE'S ADVISERS SAY HE GOT ABUSE VICTIM'S LETTER, DESPITE DENIAL
During the trip, Francis callously dismissed accusations against Barros as slander, seemingly unaware that victims had placed him at the scene of Karadima's crimes... READ MORE›
AP EXCLUSIVE: DESPITE DENIAL, POPE GOT ABUSE VICTIMS LETTER
During the trip, Francis callously dismissed accusations against Barros as slander, seemingly unaware that victims had placed him at the scene of Karadima's crimes... READ MORE›
POPE CALLS WORLDWIDE DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING FOR PEACE FEBRUARY 23
Francis said the prayers and fasting should be offered in a particular way for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan... READ MORE›
CHINA, THE VATICAN AND A CONTROVERSIAL DEAL
It is currently unclear if an agreement between China and the Vatican would affect this in any way... READ MORE›
POSSIBLE DEAL BETWEEN VATICAN AND CHINA ALARMS MANY CATHOLICS
Reuters reported that agreement had been reached for the Vatican to recognize five out of seven illegitimate bishops who had been appointed by China... READ MORE›
POPE SENDS SEX ABUSE INVESTIGATOR TO CHILE
The Pope has been criticised since Bishop Barros was announced bishop of Osorno, in south-central Chile, in 2015 despite stiff opposition... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS WARNS OF THE DANGERS OF 'SATANIC' FAKE NEWS
He issued the unusual warning in a document issued in advance of the Catholic Church's World Day of Social Communications, which takes place on May 13... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS CONDEMNS "EVIL" OF FAKE NEWS AND ITS USE FOR POLITICAL GAIN
Pope Francis poses with a group of Brazilian faithful during his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican January 24, 2018... READ MORE›
POPE LIKENS FAKE NEWS TO BIBLE'S SERPENT
He urged social media users and journalists to unmask manipulative tactics that foment division... READ MORE›
POPE PARTIALLY APOLOGIZES TO CHILEAN ABUSE VICTIMS, BUT STILL BACKS CONTROVERSIAL BISHOP
Juan Carlos Cruz, a high-profile Barros accuser, later took to Twitter to voice his outrage over the pope's remarks... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Catholic Church
IT'S BETTER TO BE AN ATHEIST THAN A BAD CHRISTIAN
Atheists cause less scandal then Christians who talk one way and act another, Pope Francis said... READ MORE›
A VATICAN SHOT ACROSS THE BOW FOR HARD-LINE U.S. CATHOLICS
American Catholic conservatives once unacquainted with being out of papal favor have stewed privately and expressed horror publicly on numerous right-wing Catholic blogs... READ MORE›
GEORGE PELL TOLD TO FACE COURT ON HISTORICAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES
Australia's most senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal George Pell, is charged with historical sexual assault offences... READ MORE›
TRUDEAU ASKS POPE FRANCIS TO APOLOGISE FOR SCHOOLS
In 2008, former prime minister Stephen Harper issued an apology on behalf of Canadians, calling it a sad chapter in our history ... READ MORE›
KEEP THE FAITH IN OUR TRYING TIMES
The pope usually conducts an Urbu et Orbi blessing -- Latin for To the City and the World -- just after the Easter Mass... READ MORE›
'SHOCKING' SCALE OF CATHOLIC CHURCH SEX CRIMES REVEALED
The commission, Australia's highest level of inquiry, reported 4,444 alleged incidents of sexual abuse by Catholic priests between 1980 and 2015... READ MORE›
POPE SHOCKS CHILE BY ACCUSING SEX ABUSE VICTIMS OF SLANDER
Karadima's victims say Barros knew of the abuse, having seen it, but did nothing... READ MORE›
TRUDEAU INVITES POPE TO CANADA FOR APOLOGY TO NATIVES
READ MORE Canada accused of 'cultural genocide' Trudeau said he and the pope also discussed climate change... 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›
'FALSE PROPHET': DUTERTE, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF THE PHILIPPINES
Relatives and friends of victims of extrajudicial killings leave Manila's Baclaran Church for a vigil Feb. 17, 2017... READ MORE›
POPE APOLOGISES FOR CHURCH'S ROLE IN RWANDA GENOCIDE
About half of Rwandans are Catholic, but since the genocide many have turned to pentecostal churches... READ MORE›
TRUDEAU ASKS POPE FOR AN APOLOGY OVER CHURCH'S ROLE IN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
Afterward, Trudeau introduced his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, to the Pope along with officials from the PMO... READ MORE›
TUAM BABIES SCANDAL IS 'FAKE NEWS', CLAIMS THE CATHOLIC LEAGUE
The president of the Catholic League has denounced the Tuam Baby scandal as 'fake news'... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC BISHOPS APOLOGISE FOR ROLE IN RWANDA GENOCIDE
The Catholic Church in Rwanda has apologised for its role in the 1994 genocide, saying it regrets the actions of those who participated in the massacres... 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›
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›
DON'T EXTINGUISH MIGRANTS' HOPES, POPE SAYS ON WORLD DAY OF PEACE
Pope Francis leads a mass to mark the World Day of Peace in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican January 1, 2018... READ MORE›
ABUSE VICTIM QUITS VATICAN COMMISSION CITING RESISTANCE
In her three years with the commission, Ms. Collins said she never had the opportunity to meet with the pope... 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›
POPE FRANCIS ADMITS HE SOMETIMES FALLS ASLEEP WHILE PRAYING
Pope Francis has admitted that he sometimes nods off while praying... READ MORE›
THE POPE'S 'BLIND SPOT' ON SEXUAL ABUSE
Charges of sexual assault against one of the Pope's top advisers, Cardinal George Pell, highlights what one observer calls Francis' blind spot on sexual abuse... READ MORE›
CARDINAL GEORGE PELL'S LEGAL BILLS WON'T BE PAID BY SYDNEY ARCHDIOCESE, ARCHBISHOP SAYS
The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney says it will not pay its former archbishop Cardinal George Pell's legal costs... READ MORE›
HIGH PRAISE: POT CHURCHES PROLIFERATE AS STATES EASE ACCESS TO MARIJUANA
Nationally, such churches have opened in Indiana, where marijuana remains illegal, and Michigan, where medical marijuana is allowed... READ MORE›
SEVERAL DEAD IN DR CONGO PROTESTS
The widespread marches had been called for by the country's Catholic Church, which appealed for a large but peaceful demonstration... 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›
A BLOT ON IRELANDS PAST, FACING DEMOLITION
Owned most recently by the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of Refuge, the Gloucester Street laundry usually had around 100 workers at any one time... READ MORE›
WORST OF CATHOLIC SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL STILL TO COME IN DEVELOPING WORLD
Worst of Catholic sexual abuse scandal still to come in developing world report... READ MORE›
POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE STRIKES MEXICO CITY
Rebecca Blackwell, AP None People attend a Mass remembering the victims of the recent 7.1-magnitude earthquake, at the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Sept. 24, 2017... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS BEGINS EGYPT TRIP TO SHOW UNITY WITH EMBATTLED CHRISTIANS
Pope John Paul II visited Egypt in February 2000... READ MORE›