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Palermo (Italy) : Supporters of a conservative Sicilian priest who called the Catholic Church “false” and “a prostitute” will meet Palermo’s Archbishop Corrado Lorefice to try and prevent his dismissal. In a recent letter, Lorefice ordered Alessandro Minutella to leave Palermo’s San Giovanni Bosco parish by Friday “for a periodContinue Reading

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Saltillo, Mexico:  The body of Father Joaquín Hernández Sifuentes, a priest in northern Mexico who had been missing since Jan. 3, was found on Thursday, his diocese announced. “We confirm with profound sadness that our brother Joaquín Hernández Sifuentes, a diocesan priest for whom we tirelessly searched, with the great hopeContinue Reading

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Kochi: The Vadakkekara police have submitted a charge sheet before the Ernakulam additional sessions court (atrocities and sexual violence against women and children) against Edwin Figarez, the 41-year-old Catholic priest who was booked for raping a minor girl at Puthenvelikkara last year. Investigations confirmed that the accused had raped theContinue Reading

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Thiruvanathapuram:The Valiyathura police on Tuesday registered a case against two persons including a Catholic priest in the city on charges of human trafficking. The priest, identified as Chancilus Femas, and a tour operator Kiran Mohanan have been accused of taking nine people to Jordan after promising them jobs on pilgrimageContinue Reading