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Portugal panel gathers over 400 testimonies of church sex abuse victims

A commission investigating child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said on Tuesday it has already gathered more than 400 testimonies of alleged victims but admitted the number of actual cases was "much higher".

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

On Second Vatican Council anniversary, Pope urges Catholic unity

Pope Francis on Tuesday called for church unity during one of the most polarised periods in modern Catholic history, as he marked the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

Vizhinjam row: Church-led action council to conduct parallel study

Action council not happy with the four-member panel appointed by the Kerala government to study the port project’s link to coastal erosion

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2022

Coastal erosion not driven by Vizhinjam port, says researcher

U.S. -based academic’s study, which attributed erosion to the natural seaward jutting of certain places, has come in for criticism from those demanding a halt to the port construction

The Hindu · Sep 29, 2022

Best winter boots for men to get you through the colder months

Keep your feet dry in a pair of weatherproof boots

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2022

The church linked to Abe’s killing, Japan’s political troubles

Controversy erupts after Shinzo Abe’s assassin says he killed the former leader over his support for a ‘religious cult’.

Al Jazeera · Sep 27, 2022

Orthodox Church leader says Russian soldiers dying in Ukraine will be cleansed of sin

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of all their sins, days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the country's first mobilisation since World War Two.

Reuters · Sep 26, 2022

Controversial proposals unveiled as Hamilton churches set to merge with some under threat of closure

The Presbytery of Forth Valley and Clydesdale says 'change is necessary', as it begins a radical consultation with church members.

Daily Record · Sep 26, 2022

Paul Haggis can argue Church of Scientology behind rape allegation, judge rules

Director claims 2013 encounter with film publicist was consensual and that accusation came in retaliation for leaving the church

The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2022

St Paul’s Cathedral to host first-ever British Sign Language sermon

It is described as ‘a significant moment’ for the Church

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2022