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PM Modi celebrates Christmas with Catholic Bishops Conference of India| Photos
20 hours, 6 minutes ago

PM Modi celebrates Christmas with Catholic Bishops Conference of India| Photos

Hindustan Times  

PM Modi celebrates Christmas with Catholic Bishops Conference of India| Photos Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended Christmas celebrations hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India. 1 / 7 View Photos in a new improved layout Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended Christmas celebrations hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India, at the CBCI Centre premises …

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Before it is too late Biden must turn words into deeds on the death penalty
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Before it is too late Biden must turn words into deeds on the death penalty

Salon  

In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, opponents of the death penalty are mounting a campaign to convince President Biden to commute the sentences of everyone on federal death row. José Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and president of the conference warned that “Our new President has pledged to pursue certain policies that would advance moral evils and threaten …

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Australian bishop's prediction post about World War III goes viral, says 'Many people will die'
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Australian bishop's prediction post about World War III goes viral, says 'Many people will die'

India TV News  

Humans tend to think about the future more than the present. Sydney-based Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has recently made a sensational claim that World War III will be very terrible for humanity. According to the 'Daily Star', Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel said in a video message that the Third World War would cause massive destruction in the entire world. In …

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Why the choice to replace Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury is important for British politics
1 month ago

Why the choice to replace Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury is important for British politics

The Independent  

Justin Welby has resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury over his failure to deal with the matter of serial sex abuser John Smyth. open image in gallery The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, announced his resignation last week Constitutional position The Archbishop of Canterbury is not the Anglican equivalent of the Pope in the Catholic Church, because the monarch is the …

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Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico

The Independent  

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Labour’s lost love for our cultural heritage
2 months ago

Labour’s lost love for our cultural heritage

The Independent  

So, Sir Keir Starmer is putting the Downing Street portrait of Shakespeare in storage – a bit of a blow for our cultural heritage! Just as Boris Johnson evoked the image of the ebullient Falstaff, a party man if ever there was one, so does Starmer exemplify the portrait of the charmless, rather feeble Justice Shallow from Shakespeare’s canon. Emma …

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AMT urges priests to leave Syro-Malabar Church amid row over ordination of deacons
2 months, 3 weeks ago

AMT urges priests to leave Syro-Malabar Church amid row over ordination of deacons

The Hindu  

Protesting the alleged delay in ordaining deacons as priests in the Syro-Malabar Church, the Archdiocesan Movement for Transparency, which opposes the Synod’s unified Mass liturgy in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, urged priests to leave the church and form an independent community under the Pope, reportedly citing the ‘insult’ and ‘disregard’ shown by certain church leaders towards the clergy and laity of …

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The 5 biggest ‘Gilmore Girls’ revelations from Kelly Bishop’s memoir
3 months, 1 week ago

The 5 biggest ‘Gilmore Girls’ revelations from Kelly Bishop’s memoir

LA Times  

Kelly Bishop, left, Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel in “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.” Bishop reflects on the hit show in her new memoir, “The Third Gilmore Girl.” On the Shelf The Third Gilmore Girl By Kelly Bishop Gallery Books: 256 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from …

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Pope cheers East Timor’s recovery while acknowledging a bishop’s abuse scandal
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pope cheers East Timor’s recovery while acknowledging a bishop’s abuse scandal

Associated Press  

DILI, East Timor — Pope Francis received a raucous welcome Monday as he arrived in East Timor to celebrate its recovery from a bloody and traumatic independence battle, even as he indirectly acknowledged an abuse scandal involving its Nobel Peace Prize-winning hero. President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, two of East Timor’s most revered independence heroes, greeted Francis …

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Lay group demands ouster of eight bishops from August 18 synod session
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Lay group demands ouster of eight bishops from August 18 synod session

The Hindu  

A group of lay people in the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church, under the aegis of Athiroopatha Vishwasi Koottaima, have demanded that bishops Joseph Pamplany, Bosco Puthur, Sebastian Edyanthrath, Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, Jose Chittooparambil, Ephrem Narikulam, Jose Puthenveettil, and Sebastian Vaniyapurakkal be ousted from the synod of the Church being held on August 18. They have “worked like Judas” to …

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Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in US government boarding schools
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in US government boarding schools

Associated Press  

— At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday by Interior Department officials who called on the government to apologize for the schools. The investigation commissioned by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland found marked and unmarked graves at 65 of the more than 400 U.S. …

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Paris’ Olympics opening was wacky and wonderful — and upset bishops. Here’s why
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris’ Olympics opening was wacky and wonderful — and upset bishops. Here’s why

Associated Press  

PARIS — Paris: the Olympic gold medalist of naughtiness. “Know that it is not France that is speaking but a left-wing minority ready for any provocation,” posted far-right French politician Marion Maréchal, adding a hashtagged “notinmyname.” Here’s a closer look at how Paris both awed and shocked. A 21st-century update of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’ DJ and producer Barbara …

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"Sense of immortality": Former quick Ian Bishop's special praise for ageless seamer James Anderson
5 months, 1 week ago

"Sense of immortality": Former quick Ian Bishop's special praise for ageless seamer James Anderson

Hindustan Times  

London, : Former cricketers Stuart Broad and Ian Bishop, who witnessed James Anderson's last outing with the red ball for England at the Lord's, lavished praise on the ageless seamer for the legacy that he left behind after playing his final game in the international circuit. "Sense of immortality": Former quick Ian Bishop's special praise for ageless seamer James Anderson …

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U.S. Catholic Church Formally Apologizes For Role In Indian Boarding Schools
6 months ago

U.S. Catholic Church Formally Apologizes For Role In Indian Boarding Schools

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has formally apologized for the church’s role in inflicting trauma and abuse on generations of Native American children and families through its participation in Indian boarding schools. By a 181-2 vote, the conference on Friday approved a 56-page document titled “Keeping Christ’s Sacred Promise: A Pastoral Framework for Indigenous Ministry.” In …

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Judge rules that federal agency can’t enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi
6 months ago

Judge rules that federal agency can’t enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other workplace accommodations for abortions. “The District Court applied a common sense interpretation of the plain words …

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Top US bishop worries Catholic border services for migrants might be imperiled by government action
6 months, 1 week ago

Top US bishop worries Catholic border services for migrants might be imperiled by government action

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Government officials would be infringing on religious freedom if they were to restrict the Catholic Church’s work serving migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border, says a top U.S. bishop. Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, who chairs the USCCB’s committee on migration, echoed that worry: “We’re very concerned about our ability to continue to have the freedom …

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US Catholic Bishops formally apologizes for ‘trauma’ inflicted on Native American communities
6 months, 1 week ago

US Catholic Bishops formally apologizes for ‘trauma’ inflicted on Native American communities

CNN  

CNN — The US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a formal apology Friday to Indigenous people for the mistreatment and trauma inflicted by the Catholic Church. The document titled “Keeping Christ’s Sacred Promise: A Pastoral Framework for Indigenous Ministry,” includes the apology, discusses the church’s role in the boarding schools for Native American that forced assimilation in the 19th and …

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US Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school ‘traumas’
6 months, 1 week ago

US Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school ‘traumas’

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. bishops on Friday approved new guidelines for ministering to Indigenous Catholics, a long in-the-works effort to reinvigorate the ministry and assure those communities that they don’t need to feel torn between their Native identity and their Catholic one. “The Church recognizes that it has played a part in traumas experienced by Native children,” according to the …

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Pope Francis apologises for using vulgar homophobic term in closed-door meeting with Italian bishops
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pope Francis apologises for using vulgar homophobic term in closed-door meeting with Italian bishops

ABC  

In short: Pope Francis has apologised for using a homophobic term during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops. Pope Francis has apologised after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church's ban on gay priests. Pope Francis uses homophobic term Photo shows Pope Francis raises his hand and holds a white …

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Italian Media Reports Pope Francis's Controversial Remarks on LGBT Priests: Here's What He Said
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Italian Media Reports Pope Francis's Controversial Remarks on LGBT Priests: Here's What He Said

News 18  

Pope Francis used a derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a private meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, media reports said on Monday. Italy’s largest circulation dailies quoted the pope as saying seminaries, or priesthood colleges, are already too full of “frociaggine”, a vulgar Italian term roughly translating …

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Pope Francis Used Vulgar Italian Word To Refer To LGBT People: Report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pope Francis Used Vulgar Italian Word To Refer To LGBT People: Report

News 18  

Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media reported on Monday. La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, Italy’s largest circulation dailies, both quoted the pope as saying seminaries, or priesthood colleges, are already too full …

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Pope Francis allegedly used derogatory Italian term towards LGBT community: Reports
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pope Francis allegedly used derogatory Italian term towards LGBT community: Reports

India TV News  

Vatican City: Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term to refer to members of the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, according to multiple reports in the Italian media. Pope Francis has so far been credited with leading the Roman Catholic Church into taking …

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Vatican issues apology after Pope Francis’s ‘homophobic’ slur
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Vatican issues apology after Pope Francis’s ‘homophobic’ slur

Al Jazeera  

Pope Francis ‘apologises to those who felt offended by the use of a term reported by others’, Vatican spokesman says. Italian media reported on Monday that Francis used the Italian term “frociaggine”, roughly translating as “f****try”, in a private meeting last week when he was asked whether gay men should be allowed to train for the priesthood provided they remained …

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Italian media says Pope used homophobic slur in meeting with bishops
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Italian media says Pope used homophobic slur in meeting with bishops

Al Jazeera  

Pope Francis allegedly used the derogatory term when discussing whether gay men should be allowed to join the priesthood. Pope Francis used a homophobic slur during a meeting with Italian bishops, as he reiterated that gay men should not be allowed to become priests, according to Italian media. The La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera newspapers reported on Monday that …

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