French court finds former nuncio guilty of sexual assault

A French criminal court found an Italian archbishop guilty of sexual assault against four men and handed him, in absentia, an eight-month suspended prison sentence. The court in Paris also ordered Archbishop Luigi Ventura, 76, to pay nearly 13,000 euros in compensation to four victims for “pain and suffering” and 9,000 euros in legal costs,... Read More

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Life without parole is not a solution to crime, pope says

Sentencing someone to life in prison without the possibility of parole is “not the solution to problems, but a problem to solve,” Pope Francis told Italian prison guards, prison chaplains and officials from the Ministry of Justice. “If you close hope in a cell, there is no future for society,” the pope told thousands of... Read More

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South Korea grants refugee status to Iranian student who became Catholic

An Iranian student who converted to Catholicism in South Korea has obtained refugee status through the efforts of Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung of Seoul and the man’s classmates. The Ministry of Justice announced on 19th October that the Korea Immigration Service accepted the student’s application, ucanews.com reported. The man’s name was withheld to protect his... Read More

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