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July 25, 2019

Thomas McDaniels: Celibacy is not the reason some Catholic priests are sexually abusing kids

With the numerous sex scandals within the Catholic Church, some are appealing for the church to take a more in-depth review and reconsider the qualification of celibacy and the priesthood. 

July 24, 2019

Husband, wife who underwent deradicalization program behind bombing of Philippines cathedral: police

An Indonesian husband and wife who had taken part of a government-sponsored deradicalization program are believed to be the masterminds behind a suicide bombing of a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines earlier this year that killed more than 20 people.

July 23, 2019

Pope gives West Virginia diocese new leader after scandal

West Virginia's Roman Catholic Diocese says it's set to discuss its "future leadership," 10 months after the resignation of Bishop Michael Bransfield.

July 18, 2019

Famed Crystal Cathedral reopens as Roman Catholic church after $72M renovation

After a two-year, $72.3 million renovation, the famous Crystal Cathedral in Southern California reportedly reopened its doors Wednesday as a Roman Catholic church -- now called Christ Cathedral.

July 11, 2019

Catholic bishop to rain down 'holy water' from helicopter in 'mass exorcism' over city

A Catholic bishop is reaching for new heights to save a city wrought with "evil."

July 11, 2019

Frenchman at the heart of France's right-to-die debate dies after treatment pulled

A quadriplegic man who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade and became the symbol for the right-to-die debate in France has died, his family announced.

July 11, 2019

Teacher fired for pro-choice abortion posts on Facebook sues Catholic school

School's out for the summer but one teacher at a Charleston, S.C. Catholic school found herself in hot water and out of a job over Facebook posts supporting abortion rights, which goes against the Church's longheld teaching.

July 4, 2019

Pope Francis and Putin meet at Vatican, discuss Syria, Ukraine

A day before he is scheduled to meet with Ukranian Catholic leaders, Pope Frances welcomed Russian  President Vladimir Putin Thursday, speaking with him for just under an hour about a variety of issues.

July 1, 2019

Rhode Island diocese names dozens of priests, deacons who have been ‘credibly accused’ of sexual abuse

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island has released a list containing the names of dozens of clergy members who it says have been "credibly accused of the sexual abuse of minors."

June 28, 2019

Is the devil responsible for the clergy abuse crisis? One expert thinks so

One author believes demonic forces may have played a large part in the Catholic Church's crisis.