April 9, 2019 Nuns sexually abusing minors could become next Catholic Church scandal, experts say Survivors of sexual abuse perpetrated by nuns are stepping out of the shadows of silence.
April 4, 2019 Catholic cardinal calls mass migration ‘a new form of slavery,’ says Bible shouldn’t be used to promote it A top African cardinal of the Catholic Church, who has been tipped as a possible successor to Pope Francis, blasted mass migration as a “new form of slavery” and has criticized those who seek to use the Bible to promote migration as promoting a “false exegesis.”
April 1, 2019 Catholic priests in Poland burn alleged sacrilegious books including ‘Harry Potter,’ condemn magic Polish Catholic priests condemning magic burned dozens of books they considered to be sacrilegious, including ones from the “Harry Potter” series.
March 29, 2019 Pope Francis issues new law requiring Vatican officials to report sexual abuse allegations 'without delay' Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats overseas, requiring the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican prosecutors, a policy shift aimed at being a model for the Catholic Church worldwide.
March 27, 2019 Indiana high school guidance counselor to lose her job because of same-sex marriage, lawyer says A guidance counselor at an Indiana high school will lose her job because she is in a same-sex marriage, making her the second employee to do so under those circumstances, her lawyer said.
March 26, 2019 Giant wooden cross stolen from California church on video California police were on the hunt for a man accused of burglarizing a Catholic Church near Palm Springs on Monday, taking with him a $1,600 wooden cross.
March 26, 2019 All-female board of Vatican women's magazine quits, citing sexism A history professor who, as founder of the Vatican’s women’s magazine, was most high-profile woman at the Holy See, has quit because of what she described as sexist working conditions.The all-female editorial board of the magazine, called Women Church World, also quit.
March 22, 2019 Catholic priest stabbed during televised mass in Canada A Catholic priest was stabbed several times while leading mass on Friday morning in Montreal.
March 20, 2019 West Virginia attorney general takes unique approach to clergy abuse The Attorney General of West Virginia filed a civil suit against the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese in what appears to be a rather unique approach to combatting the scourge of clergy sex abuse. The lawsuit appears to be the first of its kind
March 7, 2019 Top French cardinal sentenced in 'historic' case for not reporting child abuse by priest France’s most senior cardinal was found guilty on Thursday of failing to report the allegations of sexual abuse of minors by a priest to authorities.