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Belgium Prime Minister Criticizes Pope Francis Over Abuse Scandal

Belgium's leaders demand accountability from Pope Francis for clerical sex abuse and forced adoptions, sparking calls for justice and reparations.

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Victims of clerical sex abuse demand justice on pope’s visit to Belgium

Pope Francis was set to meet Belgian victims of sexual abuse by clergymen on Friday as part of a three-day visit to the country – the first by a pontiff in almost 30 years. FRANCE 24 spoke to two of the victims of abuse, only one of whom was granted…

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Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome

Belgium’s prime minister has blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups

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Pope Francis heads for Luxembourg and Belgium on a trip to a dwindling flock

Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic flock that is dwindling in the face of secular trends and abuse scandals

The Independent UK

Pope Francis Expels 10 From Troubled Catholic Movement In Peru

Pope Francis expels 10 individuals from a Catholic movement in Peru due to abuse, highlighting his commitment to Church values and accountability.

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Their churches no longer feel safe. Now Nicaraguans are taking their worship home

As President Daniel Ortega has moved aggressively to silence critics of his administration in Nicaragua, faith leaders have denounced their surveillance, harassment and threats at the hands of the state

The Independent UK

Pope Francis Confronts Belgium's Clergy Abuse Legacy

Pope Francis visits Belgium to address clergy sex abuse scandal and meet survivors, highlighting ongoing challenges for the Catholic Church.

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Eva Vergara, longtime AP Chile correspondent, dies at 68

Former AP correspondent in Chile, Eva Vergara, who covered stories including the first protests against the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet and revealed key information about abuses by members of the Catholic Church, died on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Pope Francis strongly criticises both Harris and Trump in rare political intervention

Pope describes both candidates as being ‘against life’ for different reasons, as he urges US voters to ‘choose the lesser evil’

The Independent UK

France reels from new sex abuse allegations against Emmaus charity founder Abbé Pierre

Charities set up by France’s most famous Catholic priest, Abbé Pierre, are distancing themselves from their founder following a fresh wave of sexual assault allegations against a man once best known for his fight against homelessness and poverty. Emmaus International – which has more than 400 organisations worldwide – announced…

France 24

Pope Francis Leads Massive Open-Air Mass In East Timor

Pope Francis celebrates mass in East Timor, emphasizing child protection and addressing abuse concerns in the deeply Catholic nation.

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Pope Francis Brings Message Of Unity To Singapore

Pope Francis visits Singapore, promoting unity and diversity in a multicultural society.

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These are the world’s oldest religious leaders

The top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is celebrating a milestone birthday, his 100th

The Independent UK

Sporting a feathered headdress, Pope Francis finds 'Eden' in Papua New Guinea

Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church of the peripheries. While 90 percent of Papua New Guinea's 12 million residents call themselves Christian, religion sits longside a panoply of local beliefs, customs and rites – some of which spark…

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Pope to bring in a ton of humanitarian aid to remote Papua New Guinea as he celebrates periphery

Pope Francis is honoring the Catholic Church of the peripheries in Papua New Guinea

International Business Times

Nicaragua Flies Out 135 Political Prisoners To Guatemala

Nicaragua on Thursday freed 135 political prisoners who flew to safety in Guatemala in the latest such deal negotiated by the United States with strongman Daniel Ortega.

The Independent UK

In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism

Pope Francis has urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious intolerance

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“If the Church won’t condemn this atrocity, it won’t only be bulls slowly haemorrhaging.” Morrissey has written to the Pope urging him to end the Catholic Church's blessing of bullfights

He might not be able to get Johnny Marr to reform The Smiths, but Morrissey is now seeking to make a new alliance, with Pope Francis

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Pope Francis Embarks On Historic 12-Day Asia-Pacific Tour

Pope Francis embarks on a historic 12-day trip to Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, emphasizing inter-religious dialogue, environmental protection, and...

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‘I’m so happy’: Excitement in Indonesia ahead of Pope Francis’s visit

The pope will arrive in mostly Muslim Indonesia on Tuesday on the first part of his tour of Southeast Asia.

The Independent UK

Globetrotting Pope Francis starts one of longest papal trips ever – but why?

The Pope who turns 88 in December, uses a wheelchair and lost part of a lung to a respiratory infection as a young man

The Independent UK

Catholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants

Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older brother, cousin and uncle

The Independent UK

Pope Francis is visiting East Timor after a clergy abuse scandal, but will he address it?

When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared that the global clergy sexual abuse scandal that has compromised the Catholic Church’s credibility around the world had finally arrived in Asia’s newest country

The Conversation

How Henry VIII accidentally changed the way we write history

In 1534, King Henry VIII infamously broke away from the Catholic Church, becoming the head of the Church of England. Following this, two lesser-known acts were passed, the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 and the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539 (also known as the “two Acts of Dissolution”).

The Conversation

Italian teenager Carlo Acutis’ upcoming canonization reflects the Vatican’s desire to appeal to a new generation of Catholics

The Italian teenager Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 of a rare form of leukemia at age 15, will soon become the Catholic Church’s first “millennial saint.”

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