Missouri nun who died in 2019 in line for sainthood after her body was exhumed and showed ‘no sign of decay’ Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, who died in 2019, was exhumed earlier this month The Independent UK · May 28, 2023
Emergency meeting of Syro-Malabar synod to end dispute over Mass Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop and head of the Syro-Malabar Church, has convened an emergency meeting of the synod of bishops of the Church at its headquarters, St. Thomas Mount, Kakkanad, between June 12 and 16 The Hindu · May 28, 2023
Calls to ditch 'historical hangover' of church reps voting on education boards SCOTLAND must ditch a “historical hangover” of allowing unelected church representatives to vote on education matters, campaigners have insisted. The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2023
Nicaragua government accuses Catholic Church of money laundering, freezes accounts Nicaraguan police said on Saturday they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central American country had been frozen. Reuters · May 27, 2023
Russian Orthodox Church fires Archpriest for 'obstruction' of icon transfer Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Saturday dismissed his expert on art and restoration for obstructing the transfer of a historic 15th-century Trinity icon to the Church from a Moscow museum. Reuters · May 27, 2023
Another deceased Jesuit priest accused of sex abuse in Bolivia as pedophilia scandal grows A Spanish Jesuit priest who died in 2012 has been accused of sexually abusing a minor in Bolivia three decades ago, the latest in a string of pedophilia cases that have shaken the Catholic Church in the Andean country The Independent UK · May 26, 2023
Cannes serves up a parade of ageing maestros and a Tarantino masterclass The final stretch of the world’s premier film festival has seen Cannes roll out the red carpet for a cavalcade of veteran auteurs, including two-time Palme d’Or laureate Ken Loach, past winners Wim Wenders and Nanni Moretti, and fellow Italian Marco Bellocchio, whose magnificent “Kidnapped” joined the list of frontrunners… France 24 · May 26, 2023
Rathmines priest calls on parishioners to object to 'disaster' bus gate Fr Andrew O'Sullivan said his 200-year-old church could be made 'redundant' due to the proposed changes to traffic Dublin Live · May 26, 2023
Mormon Church buys Wembley Amazon warehouse for £74 million via charitable company The property was bought by a registered charity that manages the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints’ investments Evening Standard · May 26, 2023
Church of Scotland to remain 'impartial' on Scottish independence THE Church of Scotland has decided it would be “unwise” to take a corporate position on Scottish The National (Scotland) · May 25, 2023
Bolivia's Catholic Church says it was 'deaf' to sexual abuse victims Roman Catholic Church leaders in Bolivia said on Wednesday the institution had been "deaf" to sexual abuse in Church-run schools and said they were taking action after a series of accusations in recent weeks led to protests and a legal investigation. Reuters · May 24, 2023
New manga Witch of Thistle Castle is "Harry Potter meets Charmed" The series is part of Titan's growing manga imprint GamesRadar · May 24, 2023
Hundreds more Illinois Catholic clerics abused children than had been reported, AG report says CHICAGO — Hundreds more Catholic clerics abused children in Illinois than were previously reported by church leaders, according to a scathing 700-page report released Tuesday by the Illinois Attorney General’s office following a roughly four-year investigation. Chicago Tribune · May 23, 2023
Catholic Church locks horns with LDF over wild gaur issue As the groundswell of anger over the death of three persons by a raging wild gaur continue to rock the high-range settlements of Central Travancore, the issue on Sunday took a political turn with a war of words between the Catholic church and Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran. The Hindu · May 21, 2023
The Independent UK · May 20, 2023 King ‘inspired’ by church’s care for poor and refugees A letter from the King was read out at the Church of Scotland’s general assembly gathering.
The Hindu · May 19, 2023 Wedding turns a damp squib in Kerala; bridegroom to move contempt plea against Knanaya Catholic Church All the excitement over the wedding of Justin John with Vijimol Shaji, which was expected to mark the end of endogamy practised by the Knanaya Catholics, fizzled out with the function in Kasaragod on May 18 turning into a damp squib in the absence of consent from the Knanaya Church.
Reuters · May 17, 2023 German victims cycle to Rome to press pope on church abuse A group of German victims of abuse on Wednesday called on Pope Francis to step up efforts against "sexual and spiritual abuse" by clergy, after completing a 900-km (560 miles) bicycle trek from Munich to the Vatican.
The Conversation · May 17, 2023 PwC scandal shows consultants, like church officials, are best kept out of state affairs Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers called it “an appalling breach of trust”. But the scandal involving the local arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the world’s second-largest professional services firm, is much worse than that.
The Independent UK · May 16, 2023 Bart Simpson voice actor Nancy Cartwright calls Scientology award ‘the most beautiful acknowledgement’ Cartwright is among the controversial religion’s high-profile members
Reuters · May 16, 2023 Putin gave Orthodox Church famed icon because of its importance to believers: Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to hand over the historic 15th-century Trinity icon from a museum to the Russian Orthodox Church because of its importance to believers, the Kremlin's spokesman said on Tuesday.The Church, whose conservatism Putin has espoused as part of his vision for Russia's national identity, is…
The Week · May 15, 2023 QR codes could reveal sex-offending French priests Priests in France will be required to carry QR codes that can reveal if they are facing a sexual abuse charge.
France 24 · May 13, 2023 French Catholic Church to provide clergy with scannable IDs to battle sexual abuse Rattled by repeated cases of sexual abuse over the years, the French Catholic Church will soon provide digital ID cards with scannable QR codes that will offer colour-coded background information – ranging from green to orange to red – on bishops, priests and deacons. But the new measure is raising…
The Hindu · May 11, 2023 Priests meet apostolic nuncio in Delhi A four-member team from the presbyteral council of the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church met Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, head of the Vatican diplomatic mission in India, on Thursday in New Delhi.
The Hindu · May 11, 2023 Manipur violence hits BJP-Church ties in Kerala The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have waited for decades to strike a right chord with the influential Catholic Church in Kerala. The initial excitement over this putative relationship, which touched a crescendo recently with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairing a meeting with top bishops, however, appears to be…
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 Lord Sentamu rejects review findings that he did not act on abuse allegation A leading bishop said the Church of England ‘should be ashamed’ that it had let down a vulnerable child in its care.