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French Catholic Church in upheaval following sexual abuse revelations

France's Catholic Church has revealed that 11 former or serving bishops have been accused of sexual violence or failing to report cases of abuse. Among them, a cardinal who confessed to assaulting a girl in the 1980s and who now faces an inquiry by prosecutors in Marseille.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine church leader: No deal with Russia if they see us as colony

The head of Ukraine's Byzantine-rite Catholic Church met Pope Francis on Monday and said there can be no dialogue with Russia as long as Moscow considered the neighbour it invaded a colony to be subjugated.

Reuters

Head of Cyprus Church, Archbishop Chrysostomos, dies aged 81

The head of Cyprus' dominant Orthodox Church, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, died on Monday, his doctors said. He was 81.

Reuters

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Premier League prospect compared to Patrick Vieira now in Non League eyeing FA Cup upset

Jed Abbey has opened up on his release from Wolves to reviving his career in non-league with Alvechurch, who face Cheltenham in the FA Cup First Round

Daily Mirror

What is beatification? How the Catholic church determines the path to sainthood

On 5 November 2022, the Catholic Church will formally recognise Sister Maria Carola Cechin (1877-1925) as “Blessed”. The Italian-born nun spent two decades serving in Kenya.

The Conversation

Bishop of Oxford calls for Church of England to allow same-sex marriage

Top clergyman says Church has been slow to change

Wales Online

Church of England should allow same-sex marriage, says Bishop of Oxford

The clergyman said he wanted to acknowledge the pain and distress of gay people in the life of the Church.

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Three more men belonging to religious group to stand trial over death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs

Zachary Alan Struhs was the 12th and youngest of 14 members of a fringe religious group known as "the Church" committed to stand trial for the girl's murder.

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Tanaiste Leo Varadkar hits back at priest who said he was going to hell

The cleric sparked a storm when a clip of his sermon condemning homosexuality and transgender people went viral

Dublin Live

Catholic Church orders multiple inquiries into allegations a priest failed to act on child abuse complaint against paedophile clergyman Neville Creen

The Catholic Church orders multiple inquiries be held into allegations a prominent priest failed to act on a complaint that paedophile clergyman Neville Creen was molesting a young school girl.

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Bryan Dobson involved in tense clash with Kerry priest as Government calls for apology for sermon

He has since doubled down on the remarks

Irish Mirror

Bishop's sadness that parishioners donate 'less than the price of a cappuccino' a week

The Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, Philip Egan, criticised churchgoers' meagre offerings in a four-page pastoral letter called "The Future of the Diocese"

Daily Mirror

Tasmania's Catholic Archbishop Julian Porteous likens St Marys scripture reading furore to Thorburn AFL religion row

The recent pushback over a planned scripture reading at a girls school is just like the forcing out of Essendon's Andrew Thorburn — both examples of "society becoming increasingly hostile to Christian beliefs", Tasmania's Catholic leader says.

ABC News

Vatican confirms renewal of contested accord with China on bishops' appointments

The Vatican on Saturday said that it and China had renewed a secret and contested agreement on the appointment of Roman Catholic bishops in the communist country.

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The Independent UK

Survivors welcome abuse inquiry report, but experts warn law changes fall short

Legal experts have said recommendations around mandatory reporting would still allow for “Rotherham type abusers” to avoid being reported.

Wales Online

Stunning Welsh church goes up for sale but there's strict rules about buying it - including no alcohol or psychics

Alcohol and psychic mediums are among the list of things banned

Los Angeles Times

Scientology looms over actor Danny Masterson rape case. How much will come out at trial?

LOS ANGELES — The two sides agree on one thing: The Church of Scientology is not on trial.

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Plans scrapped to use 'disrespectful' reading at St Mary's College graduation mass

Tasmania's Catholic archbishop agrees to change a planned reading at a graduation mass after a backlash on social media, and concerns it would be inappropriate.

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Evening Standard

Church official Martin Sargeant admits £5 million fraud on Diocese of London

A former Church official who defrauded the Diocese of London out of more than £5 million while flying around the world and bankrolling a gambling habit is facing jail.

Reuters

Portugal panel gathers over 400 testimonies of church sex abuse victims

A commission investigating child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said on Tuesday it has already gathered more than 400 testimonies of alleged victims but admitted the number of actual cases was "much higher".

Reuters

On Second Vatican Council anniversary, Pope urges Catholic unity

Pope Francis on Tuesday called for church unity during one of the most polarised periods in modern Catholic history, as he marked the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.

The Hindu

Vizhinjam row: Church-led action council to conduct parallel study

Action council not happy with the four-member panel appointed by the Kerala government to study the port project’s link to coastal erosion

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Attends Annual Conference of Europe’s Coptic Bishops

Egypt on Wednesday participated in the inaugural session of the conference of Coptic Bishops of Europe held in the Irish capital Dublin, in the presence of the 15 Coptic Bishops serving in the continent. Minister of Immigration and Affairs of Egyptians Abroad Soha Gendy praised “the role of the Egyptian…

The Conversation

Why the Middle Ages have such a bad reputation

“People have the right to live as they wish, we are no longer in the Middle Ages.” This statement, made recently by Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn in relation to a homophobic law in Hungary, show that medieval is often used as a synonym for uncultured,…

The Guardian - AU

Andrew Thorburn had to choose between Essendon and his church – their values cannot be reconciled

Nobody said Thorburn could not hold a leadership position in society, he just couldn’t be CEO of a pro-LGBTQI+ football club

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