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Abuse survivors slam report calling Bishop of Newcastle's association with paedophile as 'error of judgement'

Bishop Robert Byrne stepped down from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in December

Chronicle Live

After acrimonious resignation, Pope tells abuse commission to 'move forward'

Pope Francis on Friday praised the work of an international Vatican commission on sexual abuse prevention, following the recent acrimonious resignation of a high-profile member who accused it of lacking transparency.

Reuters

Abuse survivors’ ‘utter dismay’ at report’s findings into bishop’s resignation

Bishop Robert Byrne, who stepped down from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle last year, was found to have made a series of ‘errors of judgment’.

The Independent UK

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Irish Catholic Church launches priest recruitment drive using digital and social media

The awareness campaign began yesterday – which in the Church was Vocations/Good Shepherd Sunday. While there is a worldwide shortage of priests the new awareness campaign around the year of vocations is specific to Ireland.

Irish Mirror

Failure to defrock Peter Hollingworth undermines Anglican church’s credibility, abuse prevention groups say

Organisations say decision on former archbishop, who is not accused of abuse, fails to reflect harm done to survivors

The Guardian - AU

I Thought I Was Done With Catholicism. Then I Watched 'Mrs. Davis.'

The Peacock series is bonkers, but paints a unique perspective on Catholicism I had never seen before.

Inverse

Report reveals Church of Scotland's historical connections to slavery

THE Church of Scotland is the custodian of a multi-million-pound fund which can be traced back to compensation paid out to a family upon the…

The National (Scotland)

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Cuba Catholic Church says 'door open' to future talks on prisoner amnesty

Cuba's Catholic Church on Thursday said the "door was open" to future talks over the release of prisoners on the island following a meeting the previous day with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and top advisors.

Reuters

Pope Francis gives women historic right to vote at meeting of bishops

Five religious sisters will be allowed to vote at Synod but majority of those voting will be men

Evening Standard

In Kerala, schism within the church is deepening

The perception that the Catholic church is uniting with the BJP is gaining ground

The Hindu

Pope allows women to vote at bishops meeting for first time

Pope Francis, in a historic move that could lead to more inclusiveness in decision-making in the Roman Catholic Church, will allow women to vote for the first time at a global meeting of bishops in October.

Reuters

Hungary's Christian LGBT community hopes Pope visit will heal social wounds

Hungary's Christian LGBT community hopes a visit by Pope Francis to Budapest next week can help heal wounds in a deeply divided society amid an intensifying anti-LGBT campaign by the country's deeply conservative government.

Reuters

Scientists debunk drug church's claims

Scientists are studying whether a religious group successfully synthesized a mythical, potent psychedelic

Salon

Pope Francis gifts ‘Crucifixion relics’ to King Charles for coronation

The cross leading King Charles’ upcoming coronation will contain supposed relics from the cross Jesus was crucified on, following a gift from the Vatican on Wednesday.

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Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing in historic trip amid Sino-Vatican tension

Hong Kong's top Catholic cleric is due to arrive in Beijing on Monday on the first visit to the Chinese capital by a bishop of the former British colony in nearly 30 years, despite signs of new Sino-Vatican tension.

Tribune News Service

Maryland attorney general challenges Archdiocese statement on clergy abuse report, says church can release redacted abusers

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown challenged the veracity of a statement the Archdiocese of Baltimore posted on its website about a report by Brown’s office detailing decades of child sex abuse and torture by Catholic clergy in Maryland and the church’s coverup.

Reuters

Pilgrims flock to ancient Holy Land church as Palestinian congregation shrinks

One of the world's oldest churches, built on top of a cave in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and festooned with golden icons, attracts thousands of Christian pilgrims every year.

The Independent UK

Arizona court upholds clergy privilege in child abuse case

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can refuse to answer questions or turn over documents under a state law

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No, Ukrainians did not set fire to an Orthodox Church

In Ukraine, fake news continues to fuel the information war. In recent days, a video purporting to show a Ukrainian Orthodox church on fire has appeared on social media, with captions accusing "radical Ukrainians" of arson. The claims fit neatly into a Russian narrative that accuses Ukrainians of persecuting followers…

The Independent UK

Churchgoer stabbed outside Easter Sunday service as man arrested

Police have said they don’t believe the attack outside St Stephen’s Church in Sneinton to be a hate crime

Evening Standard

Church a ‘force of life and hope’, says Archbishop of Canterbury

The Most Rev Justin Welby has hailed the Church of England’s work in facilitating peace in his Easter Sunday sermon

The Independent UK

Pope Francis says sex is a ‘beautiful thing’ and it’s ‘normal’ to meet people on Tinder

‘Sex is one of the beautiful things that God has given to the human person’ the Pope says in a new documentary

Dublin Live

Things to do in Dublin today: Family-friendly and child-free Good Friday events

Five family-friendly and five child-free events happening this afternoon and tonight

Daily Mirror

Man cries out in agony as he is NAILED to cross in real crucifixion on Good Friday

The real-life crucifixions in the farming village of San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga province north of Manila resumed after a three-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic

Daily Mirror

Pope Francis shares views on sex and masturbation as he kisses feet of prisoners

Twelve inmates at a juvenile prison on the outskirts of Rome, Italy, sat in a row as the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, kneeled in front of them and bathed and kissed their feet

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