Scholars say church laws do allow for some flexibility on final sacraments for assisted death
By Geordon Omand
A proper funeral is far more than an end-of-life celebration for practising Catholics, who believe last rites cleanse the soul of sin
Struggle of compassion versus doctrine for Catholics who choose assisted death
by Geordon Omand
VANCOUVER – A proper funeral is far more than an end-of-life celebration for practising Catholics, who believe last rites cleanse the soul of sin in preparation for eternal life in heaven.
But for the faithful questioning
God’s Diary is Embarrassing
San Diego priest charged with sexual assault of Minnesota woman during private mass
A Catholic priest from San Diego has been charged with criminal sexual conduct for an incident during a private mass for the victim in her parents’ Mendota Heights, Minnesota home back in 2010. Jacob Bertrand, 33, was charged by summons
Church of England faces biggest split since Henry VIII over same-sex marriage
By Dawn Ennis
Conservative-run Anglican parishes want a divorce from the Church of England over gay members, gay marriage and gay clergy. They’re preparing for what could be the beginning of a formal split from the church established nearly 500-years
The only thing ‘odious’ at Paramus Catholic is bigotry
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Church leaders hold crisis talks held over fears trainee Catholic priests using gay dating app Grindr
Church leaders have held crisis talks over fears that trainee Catholic priests in Ireland are using the gay dating app Grindr.
Ireland’s Catholic Church hierarchy admitted concerns about an “unhealthy atmosphere” at the country’s
Activist pastor accused of child molestation
Ken Adkins regularly speaks out on Jacksonville political issues
Ken Adkins was arrested Friday morning and charged with one count of aggravated child molestation and one count of
The Catholic Church can either reform itself after the Maynooth mess – or risk looking like a Fr Ted episode
By Tom Clonan
MY PARENTS DIDN’T like Father Ted. They didn’t get it. If my Mum and Dad were alive today they’d be in their 80s. They were a generation that grew up in an Ireland dominated by the Catholic
Church of England warned bishops not to apologise too fully to sex abuse victims
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Survivors of child sexual abuse have accused the Church of England of “acting like Pontius Pilate” as a previously unseen document revealed that bishops were explicitly instructed only to give partial apologies – if at all –