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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

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

Why anti-choice churches protect abusers

As with the Catholic church scandal, what ties sexual abuse to anti-choice activism is a belief in male supremacy

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Battle for buffer zones has historical echoes in Scotland

THE battle for buffer zones is not the first time Scottish women have been at the forefront of the fight to protect reproductive rights.

The National (Scotland)

Church of Scotland to discuss same-sex marriage at first hybrid General Assembly

THE first hybrid General Assembly of the Church of Scotland opens this weekend and will consider issues including voting on whether clergy can…

The National (Scotland)

San Francisco archbishop says Rep. Nancy Pelosi is not entitled to receive Communion

Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordileone announced Friday that Rep. Nancy Pelosi will be barred from receiving Communion in response to her push to codify abortion rights, underscoring the nation’s widening divisions as the Supreme Court considers whether to overturn Roe vs. Wade.

Los Angeles Times

San Francisco archbishop says Rep. Nancy Pelosi is not entitled to receive Communion

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Nicaraguan bishop, alleging police harassment, goes on hunger strike

A Nicaraguan bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega's government began a hunger strike on Friday after taking refuge in a Catholic church indefinitely in the capital Managua, alleging he had been targeted by the police.

Reuters

Italy's Catholic Church at crossroads over sexual abuse investigation

Francesco Zanardi has spent the past 12 years documenting sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests in Italy, filling a vacuum he says is caused by the refusal of the country's Church thus far to launch a major investigation.

Reuters

Pope to visit Canada in July to meet residential school survivors

Visit from July 24 to 30 comes after Pope Francis apologised for Catholic Church’s role in abuse of Indigenous children.

Al Jazeera

Pope to visit Canada July 24-30 to apologise over residential schools

Pope Francis will visit Canada July 24-30, the Vatican said on Friday, a trip during which he is expected to personally apologise for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools where many indigenous children were abused.

Reuters

Vatican number two says giving Ukraine weapons legitimate, with conditions

The Vatican's number two said on Friday that supplying weapons to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russian aggression is morally legitimate under certain conditions, citing the Catholic Church's teaching on "just war".

Reuters

Far-right Catholics, racists link arms

Activist arm of right-wing Catholic outlet Church Militant is increasingly entwined with racist "groyper" movement

Salon

Right-wing youth culture finds God

Nick Fuentes' racist "groyper" movement is building a coalition with far-right Catholics. They have a plan

Salon

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Commentary: Conservative Christians will regret overturning Roe. They’re sacrificing religious liberty to do it

The imminent overturning of Roe v. Wade is a disaster for women. It is also a disaster for the Catholic Church, whose hierarchy in America has made opposition to abortion central to its mission.

Bangkok Post

Marcos win prompts protests in the Philippines

MANILA: Angry young voters gathered in the Philippines on Tuesday to protest against Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the former dictator, who clinched a landslide victory this week in one of the most divisive presidential elections in the country’s recent history.

The Conversation

Religious beliefs give strength to the anti-abortion movement – but not all religions agree

The leaked draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which has sent shock waves across the United States, indicates that a majority of Supreme Court justices will likely overturn the constitutional right to an abortion granted in Roe v. Wade. Employing unusually harsh language,…

Al Jazeera

DR Congo: Provincial elections a dress rehearsal for 2023 polls

Observers say the provincial elections were tainted by irregularities that could reoccur on a grander scale in 2023.

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Protests at Catholic churches? Maybe

Little-known pro-choice group defends its plan to "interrupt Mass" while right-wing media charges "terrorism"

The Conversation

The Catholic saint who dedicated his life to a leprosy colony in Hawaii – and became an inspiration for HIV/AIDS care

On Jan. 3, 1865, the Kingdom of Hawaii, then a sovereign state, enacted “An Act to Prevent the Spread of Leprosy.” Any person suspected of having the ancient disease – which is mentioned as far back as the Bible – would be inspected and, if deemed incurable, permanently exiled to…

Evening Standard

Madonna asks Pope Francis for meeting after claiming to have been ‘ex-communicated 3 times’

Madonna has urged Pope Francis to sit down with her to discuss her ‘blasphemous’ actions

Daily Mirror

Madonna sends bizarre message to the Pope insisting she's a 'good Catholic'

The pop icon messaged the Bishop of Rome on Twitter asking him if he could meet up with her, saying that she is a "good catholic" and that it is not fair that she has been excommunicated three times

The Independent UK

‘I’m a good Catholic, I swear!’: Madonna asks Pope Francis to meet and discuss her ‘blasphemous’ behaviour

Singer’s 1989 ‘Like a Prayer’ music video was banned by the Vatican

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene panned over ‘victory for God’ reaction to Roe v Wade news: ‘More like a victory for the Devil’

Georgia lawmaker recently said she quit the Catholic Church, claiming it was under ‘Satan’s control’

Salon

MTG draws Christian blowback for "Satan"

"She needs to apologize to Catholics immediately," one faith leader said of the Republican. "She is a disgrace"

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