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Melbourne archdiocese challenges legal ruling that would allow father of a choirboy to sue for damagesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Catholic church is …
Our Lady of Fatima given Grade II* listing thanks to its innovative design and ‘jewel-like’ interiorFor fans of electronic dance music, the church of Our Lady of Fatima in Harlow, Essex, may have a certain familiarity.The modernist building, constructe…
Pope Francis told a young transgender person that “God loves us just as we are” in a new podcast released Tuesday by the Vatican. Francis’ comments were featured in the second episode of Vatican Media’s “Popecast” ahead of World Youth Day — a global e…
Inquiry ordered following Guardian investigation into retired priest who confessed decades ago to child molestationA high-ranking federal official has ordered an investigation after the Guardian exposed how New Orleans’s Roman Catholic archdiocese went…
Patrick Wattigny, former high school chaplain who resigned in 2020, pleads guilty to molesting two minors at schoolThe former chaplain of a Roman Catholic high school in Louisiana has pleaded guilty to molesting two minors whom he met through his work …
Judge had been asked to recuse herself over donations she made to church run by archdiocese that employed admitted child abuserA federal judge overseeing a request to unseal secret files related to a Roman Catholic priest – and self-confessed predator …
‘He understands Julian is suffering and is concerned,’ says Stella Assange after audience with pontiffPope Francis has met Stella Assange, the wife of the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder, who said the pope’s gesture in receiving her was evidence of his “o…
Speed of departures has been driven by series of child abuse scandals and accusations of a cover-upThe Catholic church in Germany has revealed it is losing followers like never before, with more than half a million people deciding to renounce their mem…
Archbishop under investigation on suspicion of falsely testifying about when he became aware of clergy sexual abuseGerman police have raided properties belonging to the Catholic church in response to allegations that the archbishop of Cologne committed…
Rare 1623 missal bears signature of Catholic priest John Huddleston, who hid king after final defeat by Cromwell’s forcesA 400-year-old prayerbook owned by a Catholic priest who helped save the life of Charles II, son of the executed King Charles I, ha…