Execution halted by US Supreme Court over religious rights question

A Catholic death row inmate has been given a temporary reprieve after arguing his religious rights were being violated as a chaplain could not be in the execution chamber. The US Supreme Court blocked the execution of Ruben Gutierrez an hour before it was due to take place in Texas on Tuesday. Gutierrez was convicted... Read More

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March 13, 2019

Cardinal Pell’s victim questions six-year jail sentence, fears appeal

A man Cardinal George Pell was convicted of sexually assaulting said he is finding it hard to “take comfort” in the cardinal’s six-year jail sentence because a request to appeal the conviction is due to be heard on 5th June. The father of the other victim, now deceased, expressed his disappointment with the sentence, which... Read More

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March 13, 2019

Judge sentences Cardinal Pell to six years in prison on abuse charges

Cardinal George Pell, 77, was sentenced to six years in prison on 13th March, just over two weeks after a Melbourne court allowed the publication of news that he had been found guilty of sexually abusing two boys. Cardinal Pell, who continues to maintain his innocence, will try to appeal the verdict. The court has... Read More

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October 5, 2018

Court in India denies bail to bishop accused of raping nun

A state court in southern India has denied bail to a Catholic bishop accused of raping a nun on grounds that he could influence witnesses if released from jail. The High Court of Kerala said that releasing Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar would not help the investigation or deliver justice in an “efficient, smooth and... Read More

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April 3, 2018

Venezuelan bishops: Jail fire that killed 68 could have been prevented

A jail riot and fire that killed 68 people in Venezuela’s deadliest tragedy in decades could have been prevented, according to the Venezuelan bishops’ conference. In a statement released on 31st March, the bishops said the incident occurred like an “ominous event that could be seen coming, given the series of improvisations and deficiencies…that reign... Read More

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August 22, 2016

Pakistan jail opens chapel for Christian prisoners

A chapel for Christian inmates has opened at Landhi Jail in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi. Christian social activists and jail authorities jointly inaugurated the chapel on 5th August, which was built with the help of a nongovernmental organisation. About 100 of the 4,500 inmates in the jail are Christians, reported ucanews.com. Those incarcerated... Read More

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