A symbolic meeting to open a controversial dialog
The encounter took place in a non-descript room at the Vatican, and conversation stuck to regular diplomatic briefs. But for the parties involved on Tuesday morning, the meeting held
Same-sex couples can get married in Ireland from Monday
Same-sex couples in Ireland will be able to get married from Monday, after the legislation was signed into law yesterday.
Justice Frances Fitzgerald signed the commencement order, after Ireland became the first country to hold a referendum on equal
US bishops advise dioceses how to deal with ‘Spotlight’ movie
File under: PR Before Contrition
The Church wants clergy to be ready to help those for whom the film triggers painful memories
By Lisa Wangsness
Roman Catholic Church leaders in the United States have sent talking points to dioceses around
Religious children are meaner than their secular counterparts, study finds
Religious belief appears to have negative influence on children’s altruism and judgments of others’ actions even as parents see them as ‘more empathetic’
Children from religious families are less kind and more punitive than those from non-religious
Catholic priests call for talks on equality for women
Twelve clerics seek open discussion of issue and say sanctions have silenced those in favour
The synod, before and after
The synod on the family was closed before having been initiated. The possibility of a serious discussion with respect to homosexual people was already eliminated in the time of its preparation, when the church was not even able to scientifically
Jury Awards Plaintiff $8.1 Million in Duluth Clergy Abuse Case
By Virginia Carter
The jury attributed 60 percent fault to the Diocese of Duluth and the other 40 percent to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious order based in St. Paul. The victim testified that he was molested by
Haitian officials look into new allegations against man who founded orphanage
Michael Geilenfeld won a defamation case against a Freeport man in a federal civil trial in Portland this past summer.
Haitian investigators are looking into new allegations of child sex abuse against an American man who founded an orphanage for
Peru Catholic Society Admits Sex Abuse Probe against Founder
A secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the U.S. has revealed under pressure that a Vatican investigator is looking into allegations that its founder sexually molested young recruits.
The scandal at the Peru-based Sodalitium Christianae