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Pope Francis to visit Mongolia, home to just 1,300 Catholics

Pope Francis will travel in early September to Mongolia – a country with few Catholic faithful but that is strategically significant for the Roman Catholic Church due to its proximity to China.

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Transfer of holy icon shows Russian Orthodoxy's new sway under Putin

President Vladimir Putin's decision to move one of Russia's holiest icons from a museum to a Moscow cathedral highlights his growing reliance on the Church as the Ukraine war drags on, but has also raised fears about the safety of the fragile artifact.

Reuters

Christianity explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.

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Spain's Catholic Church finds hundreds of alleged child abusers over eight decades

An investigation by the Spanish Catholic Church into child sexual abuse by members of the clergy and non-clerical staff has so far identified 728 alleged abusers and 927 victims since the 1940s, according to its first report.

Reuters

What led to Danny Masterson’s rape retrial and what happens next

A Los Angeles jury has found “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson guilty of two counts of rape and failed to reach a verdict on a third woman's sexual abuse allegations

The Independent UK

Scientology cries "bigotry" in rape case

Meanwhile, ex-Scientologist Leah Remini addressed the accusers: ""Scientology tried to destroy you"

Salon

Cyprus ex-bishop who indecently assaulted teen girl in 1981 gets suspended sentence

A court in Cyprus on Thursday sentenced a former bishop in the Greek Orthodox Church to a 12-month suspended sentence after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting a 16-year-old girl 42 years ago

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Franco Mulakkal resigns from post of Jalandhar bishop

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Franco Mulakkal, the controversial bishop of Jalandhar, accused of sexual misconduct by a nun in his diocese.

The Hindu

Leah Remini, Noted Scientology Critic, Reacts To Danny Masterson Verdict

After Danny Masterson was convicted of rape, Leah Remini blasted Scientology for its alleged involvement in the case.

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'We want to be free': Filipinos demand right to divorce

MANILA: Philippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years.

Bangkok Post

'I escaped a secretive religious community - I would have died if I stayed'

A former member of a church has spoken of his experiences

Wales Online

Vatican chastises bishops who stoke division on social media

The Vatican urged bishops and high-profile lay Catholic leaders on Monday to tone down their comments on social media, saying some were causing division and stoking polemics that harmed the entire Church.

Reuters

Thousands flock to Missouri to view preserved body of exhumed nun who died four years ago

Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, who died in 2019, was exhumed earlier this month

The Independent UK

Missouri nun who died in 2019 in line for sainthood after her body was exhumed and showed ‘no sign of decay’

Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, who died in 2019, was exhumed earlier this month

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Emergency meeting of Syro-Malabar synod to end dispute over Mass

Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop and head of the Syro-Malabar Church, has convened an emergency meeting of the synod of bishops of the Church at its headquarters, St. Thomas Mount, Kakkanad, between June 12 and 16

The National (Scotland)

Calls to ditch 'historical hangover' of church reps voting on education boards

SCOTLAND must ditch a “historical hangover” of allowing unelected church representatives to vote on education matters, campaigners have insisted.

Reuters

Nicaragua government accuses Catholic Church of money laundering, freezes accounts

Nicaraguan police said on Saturday they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central American country had been frozen.

Reuters

Russian Orthodox Church fires Archpriest for 'obstruction' of icon transfer

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Saturday dismissed his expert on art and restoration for obstructing the transfer of a historic 15th-century Trinity icon to the Church from a Moscow museum.

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The Independent UK

Another deceased Jesuit priest accused of sex abuse in Bolivia as pedophilia scandal grows

A Spanish Jesuit priest who died in 2012 has been accused of sexually abusing a minor in Bolivia three decades ago, the latest in a string of pedophilia cases that have shaken the Catholic Church in the Andean country

France 24

Cannes serves up a parade of ageing maestros and a Tarantino masterclass

The final stretch of the world’s premier film festival has seen Cannes roll out the red carpet for a cavalcade of veteran auteurs, including two-time Palme d’Or laureate Ken Loach, past winners Wim Wenders and Nanni Moretti, and fellow Italian Marco Bellocchio, whose magnificent “Kidnapped” joined the list of frontrunners…

Dublin Live

Rathmines priest calls on parishioners to object to 'disaster' bus gate

Fr Andrew O'Sullivan said his 200-year-old church could be made 'redundant' due to the proposed changes to traffic

Evening Standard

Mormon Church buys Wembley Amazon warehouse for £74 million via charitable company

The property was bought by a registered charity that manages the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints’ investments

The National (Scotland)

Church of Scotland to remain 'impartial' on Scottish independence

THE Church of Scotland has decided it would be “unwise” to take a corporate position on Scottish

Reuters

Bolivia's Catholic Church says it was 'deaf' to sexual abuse victims

Roman Catholic Church leaders in Bolivia said on Wednesday the institution had been "deaf" to sexual abuse in Church-run schools and said they were taking action after a series of accusations in recent weeks led to protests and a legal investigation.

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New manga Witch of Thistle Castle is "Harry Potter meets Charmed"

The series is part of Titan's growing manga imprint

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