Tag: Catholic Church

The bishops knelt in an act of penance in Lourdes where an image of a weeping child was unveiled and an abuse survivor shared a testimony

Many lay people, the main actors in the synodal process, seem to be not aware of what they are going into

Church leaders are still striving to prevent shame and embarrassment by hiding away the abusers and the records of crimes against children

The Catholic congregation had been getting older, and church administrators could not afford to keep up the building

“Because the devil, who is the divider – this is what the word ‘devil’ means – always insinuates suspicions to divide and exclude”

Church law says a Catholic who procures an abortion automatically excommunicates themselves from the Church

Speaking at the general audience on August 25, the pope underlined that hypocritical behavior damaged Church unity

In recent years, Christians say they have been attacked by some groups of Israeli settlers in traditionally Christian regions

People from other parishes also gathered at the church compound and joined a Mass and a candle light protest

Local media have called the Vatican’s action “unprecedented” in the history of the relationship between the two states