German bishops reject Covid-19 ‘conspiracy theories’ by prominent clergy

Catholic bishops have distanced themselves from a letter in which several prominent Catholic clergy warned there were attempts to use the Covid-19 pandemic to create a ‘world government beyond all control’. Among those signing were German Cardinal Gerhard Muller, former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal congregation; Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, former US nuncio to the... Read More

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February 27, 2019

Stop threatening priests or ‘deal with me,’ says Philippine president

After calling the country’s Catholic bishops “useless fools” who should be “killed,” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has now warned anyone against harming priests and prelates. The president made the warning after being told that people close to his family have threatened bishops and priests critical of his administration’s policies, reported ucanews.com “Do not touch the... Read More

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February 24, 2019

Secrecy must ‘go out the window,’ Irish archbishop says

When it comes to the abuse of children by members of the clergy, using secrecy to hide problems rather than protect victims “must go out the window,” said Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh. “Let’s put secrecy aside,” Archbishop Martin told journalists. “Secrecy has been one of the root causes of the problems that we are... Read More

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February 24, 2019

Clergy guilty of abuse are “tools of Satan”, says Pope

The time has come for an “all-out battle” against the abuse of minors, erasing this abominable crime from the face of the earth, Pope Francis said, closing a global four-day summit on child protection in the Catholic Church. For quite some time, the world has been aware of the “serious scandal” the abuse of minors... Read More

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December 21, 2018

Church will ‘never again’ cover up clergy sex abuse, pledges pope

Pope Francis has vowed that the Catholic Church will “never again” cover up clergy sex abuse. During his annual Christmas address to Vatican officials, he also demanded that priests who have abused children turn themselves in. Acknowledging the gravity of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis told members of the Roman Curia that the... Read More

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December 20, 2018

Christian, Muslim leaders join Jordan’s king for Christmas celebration

As sectarian strife engulfs neighbouring Mideast countries, Jordan’s King Abdullah II invited Catholic and other leaders to celebrate Christmas in the spirit of fraternity and harmony the holiday symbolises. When the moderate Muslim leader ascended the throne in 1999, he declared Christmas a holiday to be celebrated by Jordanian Christians and Muslims alike. Palestinian President... Read More

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December 17, 2018

Postwar orphans were victims of German clergy abuse

An investigation by the Diocese of Hildesheim, Germany, is shedding new light on child sex abuse in Catholic children’s homes in the country in the 1950s. A central figure in the inquiry is an esteemed and controversial figure, Bishop Heinrich Maria Janssen, a former priest in Nazi-occupied Poland awarded Germany’s highest federal decoration in 1966... Read More

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