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MICHAEL CURRY QUOTES MARTIN LUTHER KING AS HE TELLS ROYAL WEDDING GUESTS 'LOVE HAS THE POWER TO HEAL THE WORLD'
Love has the power to heal the world, the congregation at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has heard... READ MORE›
ALL CHILEAN BISHOPS OFFER THEIR RESIGNATION OVER SEXUAL ABUSE COVER-UP
The Vatican later sent two expert on sexual crimes to investigate claims of widespread abuse and cover-up in Chile... READ MORE›
CHILEAN BISHOPS OFFER MASS RESIGNATION OVER SEX ABUSE SCANDAL
Chilean victims of abuse welcomed news the bishops were ready to stand down but insisted the Vatican should take further, punitive action against the bishops... READ MORE›
ALL OF CHILE'S CATHOLIC BISHOPS OFFER TO QUIT OVER SEX ABUSE SCANDAL
After an emergency meeting with Pope Francis, the bishops tendered their resignations and asked forgiveness for grave errors. The pope will decide their fate... READ MORE›
DUBLIN PATRON SAINT'S PRESERVED HEART RECOVERED BY POLICE
The relic - the heart of St Laurence O'Toole - was taken from Christ Church Cathedral in 2012... READ MORE›
CHILE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH CALLS FOR 'DRASTIC SOLUTION' FOLLOWING ABUSE SCANDAL
In an extraordinary step, Pope Francis said in a letter on Wednesday that he had made mistakes in his assessment of the crisis... READ MORE›
POPE ADMITS 'GRAVE ERROR,' APOLOGIZES FOR NOT BELIEVING CHILEAN SEX ABUSE VICTIMS
But Barros, once Karadima's protege, still continued to have the support of the Catholic Church... 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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
VATICAN CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATOR UNDERGOING SURGERY IN SANTIAGO
Archbishop Charles Scicluna was undergoing the surgery at San Carlos de Apoquindo Hospital in Santiago, the Archdiocese of Malta said in a statement... READ MORE›
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ALLEGATIONS SHAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ITALY
Bishop Claudio Cipolla of Padua cut short a visit to Latin America to deal with the scandal... READ MORE›
PRIEST TELLS ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Philip Pizzo just hours after he celebrated Sunday Mass... 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›
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›
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›
CARDINAL GEORGE PELL CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE SEXUAL-ASSAULT OFFENSES.
Cardinal George Pell is the highest-ranking Vatican official to ever be charged in the churchs long-running sexual abuse scandal... READ MORE›
SARAH MULLALLY APPOINTED BISHOP OF LONDON
Sarah Mullally, the bishop of Crediton, has been appointed the 133rd bishop of London, Downing Street announced... 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›
MONTREAL CATHOLIC CHURCH WILL FINGERPRINT ALL PRIESTS WORKING WITH CHILDREN
Around 10 churches have been taking part in the pilot project, which was launched last fall... 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›
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›
APOLOGY TO CARDIFF PRIESTS OVER STAG PARTY MIX-UP AT PUB
Pub bosses have apologised after asking a group of trainee priests to leave their Cardiff venue, mistaking them for a stag party in fancy dress... READ MORE›
FRENCH PRIEST LOVED BY ALL WAS KILLED IN HIS CHURCH
Auguste Moanda-Phuati, the parish priest of the Eglise St.-Etienne, where Father Hamel worked as an auxiliary priest, said in a phone interview... 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›
CHILDREN OF CATHOLIC PRIESTS CHALK UP WIN IN FIGHT FOR RECOGNITION
When he was a boy, Vincent Doyle spent most weekends with a priest he believed was his godfather... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS CREATES COMMISSION TO STUDY FEMALE DEACONS
Pope Francis has created a commission to study the historical role of female deacons in the Catholic Church, the Vatican's press office said Monday... 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›
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 SCOLDS PERSON WHO PULLED HIM DOWN IN MEXICO
Hide Caption 12 of 27 27 photos Pope Francis visits Mexico Pope Francis meets with bishops during his visit to the national cathedral in Mexico City on February 13... 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›
POPE FRANCIS SAYS PANEL WILL STUDY WHETHER WOMEN MAY SERVE AS DEACONS
Some Catholic women cite research showing that women served as deacons in the church's early history... READ MORE›
DOUBTS GROW OVER ARCHBISHOPS ACCOUNT OF WHEN HE KNEW OF ABUSE
Doubts Grow Over Archbishops Account of When He Knew of Abuse... READ MORE›
POPE'S CLEMENCY FOR PEDOPHILE PRIESTS UNDER SCRUTINY FOLLOWING LATEST SCANDAL
In sharp contrast, Pope Benedict XVI launched a major campaign to stamp out pedophilia in the Catholic church during his brief tenure as Pope between 2005 and 2013... READ MORE›
CARDINAL BERNARD LAW, CENTRAL FIGURE IN BOSTON SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL, DIES AT 86
How the boston globe exposed the abuse scandal that rocked the catholic church... READ MORE›
ANGLICANS TO ALLOW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AFTER VOTE RECOUNT
On Tuesday, several bishops said they planned to go ahead with same-sex marriages regardless... READ MORE›
BISHOP: MIDDLE CLASS CHURCH TOO OBSESSED WITH SEXUALITY TO NOTICE ANGER IN POOR AREASA
All too often, middle-class clergy squirm nervously during RememA-brance Sunday, and excise any hymns that hint of nationalism, he said... 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›