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Former Archbishop of York investigated over child sex abuse failings
Hope was criticised in a judge-led inquiry in 2014 over his handling of the case of Robert Waddington, former Dean of Manchester.
Pope Francis 'never ceases to amaze' as he gifts disabled elderly couple with electric scooter
Pope Francis did not earn the monicker "The People's Pope" for nothing, because the head of the Roman Catholic Church indeed takes time to listen to the people's needs and be a good friend to them.
Pan-Orthodox Council will go ahead, despite Bulgarian Church's withdrawal
An unprecedented meeting between all 14 Orthodox Churches will go ahead, despite the Bulgarian church refusal to attend, according to the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Pope Francis suspends Archbishop of Guam over sex abuse allegations
Pope Francis has suspended the Archbishop of Guam following accusations of sexual abuse, two days after a papal decree said bishops who failed to respond to abuse allegations could be removed.
China: Christians forbidden from holding prayer meeting deemed 'illegal' by authorities
Chinese Christians were forced to cancel a prayer meeting in Handan provence yesterday after it was deemed "illegal" by the Religious Affair Bureau.
Church leaders unite against persecution: 'This is a time for us to stand together'
Bishop Angaelos has said it is more important than ever before for the Church to stand together.
Helping the helper: Institute aids military chaplains suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder
For soldiers coming home from conflict areas, the military chaplain is the person who is there to listen to all their troubles and help them cope with the trauma they are experiencing.
France, Belgium face new wave of attacks against Catholics by suspected Islamist militants
Catholics in France and Belgiumâtwo countries still haunted by bloody terrorist attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS)âare facing a new wave of attacks from suspected Islamist militants, the latest of which was the burning of the altar at the Church of St. Madeleine-de-l'Ãle in Martigues, about 800 km south of Paris.
Pope Francis proclaims 2 new saints â a Swedish nun and a Polish monk
Pope Francis canonised Swedish nun Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad and Polish monk Stanislaus Papczynski, the first to be proclaimed saints during the Jubilee of Mercy, in a ceremony attended by thousands of pilgrims at St. Peter's Square, on Sunday.
Philippine Catholic Church breaks silence on Duterte attacks; president-elect urges public to shoot drug dealers
"Mine is the silence of Jesus before the arrogance of Pilate." This was the explanation given by the head of the Catholic bishops' organisation in the Philippines on why he and the Church resorted to keeping quiet for days after a series of profanity-laden verbal attacks against him and the entire Catholic Church by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.
Nun who saved Jews during WW2 canonised by Pope Francis
Pope Francis has canonised a nun who is recognised by world Jewry as "Righteous Among the Nations" because of the Jewish lives she saved during the genocide of the Nazi Holocaust.
Cheers! Benedictine monks from Italy pray while producing Belgian-style beers
At the Monastery of Saint Benedict at the Italian town of Norcia--the birthplace of the revered Christian Saint Benedict--monks are using the production of Belgian-style beers called "Birra Nursia," as a form of prayer.
Utah judge finds company with ties to FLDS Church guilty of contempt of court in child labour case
A Utah federal judge has found a company with ties to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) guilty of contempt of court for using nearly 200 children to work long hours to harvest pecans in a child labour case filed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Pope Francis says to sack Bishops if found 'negligent' in abuse cases
Bishops found to be "negligent" when dealing with cases of sexual abuse will be investigated and could be removed from office, a papal decree said on Saturday.
Series of new Marian apparitions approved in Argentina: Glowing rosaries, miraculous healings, woman's stigmata seen as proof
A series of apparitions by the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, has been approved by a bishop in Argentina as worthy of belief, owing to its "supernational origin," the Catholic News Agency (CNA) reports.
Pope Francis issues edict making it easier to oust bishops found 'negligent' in church sex abuse cases
Pope Francis has toughened his campaign against the sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults involving Catholic prelates and workers, issuing an edict on Saturday that makes it easier for the Vatican to remove "negligent" bishops.