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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.

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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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

Bangkok Post

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,…

The Conversation

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.

Al Jazeera

Protests at Catholic churches? Maybe

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

Salon

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…

The Conversation

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

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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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The decline of Catholicism in Latin America

Evangelical faiths, meanwhile, have grown in some countries in the region.

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she quit the Catholic Church ‘because they harbored monsters even in their own ranks’

The congresswoman claimed she was not speaking about lay Catholics, just the leaders

Daily Record

Church of Scotland and Catholic Church in historic declaration of friendship

The declaration of friendship between the two churches will be presented to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland next month, and will seek to make amends.

Salon

MTG to Catholics: Satan runs your church

Marjorie Taylor Greene tells far-right Catholics their church is ruled by Satan — and they love her for it

Wales Online

The poignant stories we heard on a guided tour around one of the largest cemeteries in Wales

Cathays Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in England and Wales and has some remarkable history.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vatican Committee Visits Beirut to Complete Preparations for Pope's Visit

Pope Francis' visit to Lebanon on June 12-13 is of great importance to many Lebanese who see it as a gateway to hope after all the difficulties that the country has experienced since 2019. Preparations are underway for the Pontiff's visit, in coordination between Lebanese and Vatican officials. In mid-April,…

Reuters

Canada indigenous group meets pope, invite him to ancestral lands

Canada's Red River Métis indigenous people met Pope Francis on Thursday and accepted his apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential schools, which sought to erase their cultures and where many children suffered abuse.

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