Denver, Aug 12, 2020: An excommunicated priest in the United States says he stands by his claim that Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is the true pope. In addition to charges of schism, the priest is suspected of misconduct and improper relationships with at least two adult women; he confessed hisContinue Reading
London, Aug 12, 2020: Hundreds of churches a year are applying to remove their pews, but it is causing dispute among parishes. According to The Times, nearly 250 churches a year are applying for pews to be removed. However, heritage groups and some parishioners complain the removal is causing unnecessaryContinue Reading
New York, Aug 11, 2020: White House hopeful Joe Biden on August 11 named Kamala Harris, a high-profile senator from California, as his vice presidential choice, capping a months-long search for a Democratic partner to challenge President Donald Trump in November. Biden believes the historic choice will bolster his chancesContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug. 9, 2020: Following an explosion that killed more than 150 people in Beirut, international Catholic groups have responded by providing health services and necessities to the victims. At least sixteen Catholic organizations, including Catholic Relief Services and Caritas International, have responded to the Aug. 4 explosion atContinue Reading
Virginia, Aug 9, 2020: The head of a large Christian university in the US has taken an indefinite leave of absence after being asked to by its board of trustees. On August 7, Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, announced that the leave of absence of its president and chancellor JerryContinue Reading
San Salvador, Aug 9, 2020: A Catholic priest has been shot to death along a road in El Salvador and church authorities on August 8 called for investigation of the slaying. The church celebrated a Mass on August 8 for Father Ricardo Antonio Cortez, who was rector at the seminaryContinue Reading
Seoul, Aug 8, 2020: A South Korean pastor who was thought to be responsible for the largest outbreak of Covid-19 in the country has been arrested. Lee Man-hee, 88, of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, is accused of withholding the information of church members from contract tracers, after 5,000 ofContinue Reading
By Carol Glatz Vatican City, Aug. 8, 2020: In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and social and environmental crises worldwide, Pope Francis announced he would begin a new series of general audience talks aimed at helping build “the future that we need.” “In the next few weeks, I inviteContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 6, 2020: Pope Francis on August 6 appointed six women – all Europeans — to the Vatican’s Council for the Economy, in addition to several cardinals and one layman. The historic move means there are more senior female officials serving the Vatican than ever before. The femaleContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 5, 2020: An article in a Jesuit magazine describing alleged exploitation of nuns in Catholic convents has been criticized as an attempt to silence members of women’s religious orders who have begun to speak out against sexual abuse by priests. “I think there is a possibility ofContinue Reading
