Exorcist Says Pope Helped ‘Liberate’ Man
VATICAN CITY — A dispute over whether Pope Francis performed an exorcism intensified on Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting that Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man possessed by ... Read more
Tag Archives: Roman Catholic Church
Catholic Church Whistle-Blowers Join Forces on Abuse
They call themselves Catholic Whistleblowers, a newly formed cadre of priests and nuns who say the Roman Catholic Church is still protecting sexual predators. Although they know they could face ... Read more
National Briefing | Midwest: Missouri: Diocese Settles Abuse Case
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph has settled a lawsuit for $600,000 brought by the family of a girl who was 2 years old when Rev. Shawn Ratigan took pornographic pictures of her in ... Read more
Hospital Mergers in Northwest Raise Issue of Abortion Barriers
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Politicians seeking to restrict access to abortion, a marked trend this year from North Dakota to Arkansas, tend not to get much traction in this part of the country. ... Read more
Pope Francis Names Several New Saints
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church a number of new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first ... Read more
World Briefing | Africa: Tanzania: Suspects in Church Blast Include 4 Saudis
Tanzanian authorities said Monday that they had arrested four men from Saudi Arabia and four Tanzanians in connection with the bombing of a Catholic church in the city of Arusha on Sunday that killed two ... Read more
National Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: Worcester Bishop Faces Drunken-Driving Charge
Bishop Robert McManus, the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester, was arrested over the weekend on a drunken-driving charge after an alleged hit-and-run accident. Bishop McManus, 61, was ... Read more
Irish Catholic Church Condemns Abortion Legislation
DUBLIN — The Catholic Church in Ireland on Friday condemned the government’s abortion legislation, which would permit abortions in cases where a threat existed to a woman’s life, including ... Read more
Irish Catholic Church Condems Abortion Legislation
DUBLIN — The Catholic Church in Ireland on Friday condemned the government’s abortion legislation, which would permit abortions in cases where a threat existed to a woman’s life, including ... Read more
Rhode Island Joins States That Allow Gay Marriage
Overcoming years of resistance, Rhode Island on Thursday became the 10th state in the country and the last in New England to approve same-sex marriage. The measure passed a final vote in the ... Read more