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Former Chilean priest found guilty of sex abuse and rape

A former priest and top aide to Santiago's archbishop was found guilty on Wednesday of repeated sexual abuse and rape, the result of 2018 scandal that ensnared multiple high-ranking members of the Chilean Catholic Church.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Coal's era might have passed, but respect for its help is eternal

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Newcastle Herald · Jun 8, 2022

Pope Francis retirement rumours circulate as he announces shock plans

Rumours are beginning to circulate over Pope Francis’ retirement. The head of the Catholic Church has had a historic run, but signs point to his tenure nearing its end

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022

Survivors of Vincent Ryan's abuse 'need help' following paedophile priest's death

"There are so many out there who we don't know about and that the people who can help don't know about."

Newcastle Herald · Jun 2, 2022

Canada Indigenous leaders want pope to visit more locations

Indigenous leaders have met with Canadian bishops and were told that Pope Francis won't add more stops to his trip to Canada, when he will apologize in person for abuse suffered by Indigenous people at the hands of the Catholic church

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican power broker for decades under two popes, dies at 94

Cardinal Angelo Sodano — a controversial Vatican power broker for more than a quarter of a century who was accused of covering up one of the Catholic Church's most notorious sex abusers — dies at the age of 94.

ABC News · May 28, 2022

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican power who dismissed sexual abuse, dies

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a controversial Vatican power broker for more than a quarter of a century who was accused of covering up one of the Catholic Church's most notorious sex abusers, has died at the age of 94.

Reuters · May 28, 2022

Editorial: The Southern Baptist blasphemy

While the Catholic Church has spent much of the last three decades wrestling with deeply painful revelations of priestly sexual abuse and the bishops’ callous disregard for the people in their care, many American Protestant denominations self-righteously wagged fingers at the Catholic hierarchy for tolerating pedophile priests when they knew…

Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022

The Catholic Church's views on exorcism have changed – a religious studies scholar explains why

In September 2021, a 3-year-old was killed during an exorcism in a small Pentecostal church in San Jose, California. The child’s throat was allegedly squeezed and her head held down during the ceremony, which likely asphyxiated her. In May 2022, three members of the victim’s family were charged with felony…

The Conversation · May 24, 2022

Killing of Mexican priest in Tecate prompts calls for greater security for migrant advocates

A Catholic priest who directed a migrant shelter in Tecate was found dead on May 17, two days after he was reported missing. His death has prompted calls from the Catholic Church for greater security for those in Mexico working with migrants and refugees.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2022