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Can a charter school be religious? The Supreme Court decision about St. Isidore, a Catholic school in Oklahoma, could redraw lines around church and state in education

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the internet. If affirmed, the school would be the nation’s first faith-based charter – a sea change in education law, expanding the boundaries of government…

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New Orleans archbishop fires food bank leaders for refusing to fund abuse settlement

Bankrupt Roman Catholic archdiocese replaced members at church-affiliated non-profit over $16m dispute

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US watchdog launches database on Catholic priests accused of sex abuse of minors in the Philippines

A United States-based watchdog has launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipino bishops on the such assaults amounted to a cover-up

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Admitted child rapist and retired priest Lawrence Hecker dies aged 93

Former Roman Catholic clergyman dies a little more than a week after beginning life sentence, according to officials

The Guardian - US

New Year’s Eve celebrates St. Silvester – the 4th-century pope whose legend shaped ideas of church and state

On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholic Christians will also mark the feast day for St. Silvester.

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Catholic church calls on president of El Salvador not to lift ban on gold mining

The Roman Catholic Church has called on the president of El Salvador not to lift the country's ban on gold mining

The Independent UK

Vatican to install a webcam at St. Peter's tomb as part technological outreach for Holy Year

Roman Catholic faithful will be able to view St. Peter’s tomb via a webcam as part of the Vatican’s upcoming Holy Year

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Religious leaders come together to oppose assisted dying Bill

The 29 signatories include the Bishop of London and the Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster.

Evening Standard

Church And State Clash Over Entry Fee For Paris's Notre Dame

France's powerful culture minister on Monday locked horns with the country's Roman Catholic establishment on whether tourists should pay to enter Notre Dame cathedral when it reopens next month.

International Business Times

Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico

Four Roman Catholic bishops in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero called Monday for civilian and military authorities to take steps to protect residents of a region rocked by violence that has left more than a dozen dead in recent days

The Independent UK

Warning to tourists heading to Rome as city under construction

The 2025 Roman Catholic Holy Year planning is putting Rome under enormous strain with 32 million tourists expected

The Independent UK

Rebel Spanish Nuns Declare Schism With Vatican Over Property Deal

A community of nuns in a 15th century convent in northern Spain has split with the Roman Catholic Church because of a property dispute and doctrinal wrangling that has seen them join up with a renegade priest.

International Business Times

30 Months After Only Three Justices Would Have Granted Cert in Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, the New York Court of Appeals Holds Fulton Changed Nothing

Decisions from Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett continue to linger.

Reason

PM Donald Tusk faces uphill battle on reforming Polish abortion rights

Polish lawmakers voted Friday to advance bills that would lift a near-total ban on abortion in place since 2020, reviving an extremely polarising debate in the traditionally Roman Catholic country. But by launching an effort to liberalise abortion laws, Prime Minister Donald Tusk is moving to fulfil a campaign promise.

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Catholic bishop in Kerala urges faithful to vote for candidates who can protect secularism

Varghese Chakkalakal, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut, said voters in Kerala are politically conscious and are capable of choosing good candidates.

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High School Championship Game Ends in Thrilling Fashion With Two Awesome Shots

That’s as good a final sequence as you’ll see at any level of basketball.

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One Dead in Istanbul Church Attack; Investigation Underway

Two masked assailants attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during Sunday Mass, resulting in one fatality. Turkish authorities are investigating the...

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Wisconsin sexual abuse case against defrocked Cardinal McCarrick suspended

A Wisconsin judge has suspended charges against defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who is accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s

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Pope Francis' approval of blessings for LGBTQ+ couples is a historic gesture, according to a Catholic theologian

Pope Francis’ Dec. 18, 2023, announcement that Catholic priests may bless LGBTQ+ couples and others in “irregular” situations marks a definitive shift in the Roman Catholic Church’s posture toward many types of loving relationships. It may also mark a definitive turning point within the Roman Catholic Church.

The Independent UK

Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter's music video spurs outrage for using NY Catholic church as a setting

A pop singer’s use of a Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn for parts of a music video has led to its pastor being penalized

The Independent UK

Hong Kong's Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of bishops from greater China praying together

Hong Kong’s newly appointed Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of having bishops and faithfuls from different parts of greater China pray together one day

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Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church begins historic trip to Hong Kong

The head of the Catholic church in China has begun a trip to Hong Kong at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, marking the first official visit by a Beijing bishop in history

The Independent UK

Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained

The Hong Kong Roman Catholic diocese says that the leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed cardinal

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Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome following agreement with the Vatican

Nicaragua has released 12 Roman Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Italy following an agreement reached with the Vatican

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