January, 2024
Rift widens over gay blessings as Hungarian bishops reject them but Indian cardinal says yes
January 4, 2024 · By Simon Caldwell for catholicherald.co.uk
Rift widens over gay blessings as Hungarian bishops reject them but Indian cardinal says yes India’s most senior cardinal has defended Fiducia Supplicans – the controversial new Vatican text approving non-liturgical blessings for same-sex unions – as a rebellion by bishops against the document spreads into Europe. Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai (pictured with Pope Francis) said […]
Read More...Ex-chairman of Erie County Democratic party sentenced for child sex abuse in NY
January 4, 2024 ·
Ex-chairman of Erie County Democratic party sentenced for child sex abuse in NY A one-time upstate New York powerbroker was sentenced Friday for sexually abusing a child. Steve Pigeon, a former chairman of the Erie County Democratic party, was ordered to serve 364 days in jail and will be required to register as a sex […]
Read More...Police Arrest Alleged Leader of Horrific Child Sextortion Ring
January 3, 2024 · By Mack Lamoureux for www.vice.com
Police Arrest Alleged Leader of Horrific Child Sextortion Ring Police have arrested a man who claims to be a major player in a horrific child sexual abuse group with ties to satanic neo-Nazi pedophiles. On December 13, the FBI in Honolulu executed a search order on Kalana Limkin and discovered he had child pornography—including images of […]
Read More...Cardinal found guilty of embezzlement in Vatican ‘trial of the century’
January 3, 2024 · By Anthony Faiola and Stefano Pitrelli for www.washingtonpost.com
Cardinal found guilty of embezzlement in Vatican ‘trial of the century’ VATICAN CITY — Inside the high walls of the Holy See, Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu — former head of the office of “miracles” that minted saints — was considered papabile, a possible next pope. Then his career collided with church prosecutors, who charged the 75-year-old Italian […]
Read More...When will Justice and Peace come to Palestine
January 2, 2024 · By Shay Cullen
When will Justice and Peace come to Palestine Shay Cullen Peace by justice the only rational way to end the killing, calm the hatred, Listen to the truth, let everyone to have their say. Stand with the innocent children and the people of the Gaza their bodies in bags by the hospital lay, They endure […]
Read More...Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples
January 2, 2024 · By Ido Vock, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people in the Roman Catholic Church. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples, under certain circumstances. But the Vatican said blessings […]
Read More...Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities
January 2, 2024 · By Maija Ehlinger, Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem El Damanhoury and Heather Chen, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities CNN — An Israeli military sniper shot and killed two women inside the Holy Family Parish in Gaza on Saturday, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The mother and daughter were walking to the Sister’s Convent, the patriarchate said, when gunfire […]
Read More...Battle rages to save iconic World War II legacy in Philippines
January 2, 2024 · By Ronald O. Reyes for www.ucanews.com
Battle rages to save iconic World War II legacy in Philippines Getting rid of Jeepneys, the iconic public transport vehicle in the Philippines, seems to have become the target of government efforts to provide world-class transport. Several transport groups in the archipelago have launched nationwide strikes to oppose the phasing out of colorful Jeepneys as President […]
Read More...US, Britain call for release of Jimmy Lai as Hong Kong trial starts
January 2, 2024 · By AFP, Hong Kong for www.ucanews.com
US, Britain call for release of Jimmy Lai as Hong Kong trial starts The US and British governments called for the release of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai, who stood trial Monday in Hong Kong for national security charges that could send him to jail for life. Lai, 76, stands accused of “collusion” with foreign forces […]
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