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Priest jailed for theft blames Catholic doctrine, also facing sex abuse charges
A South Dakota priest has been sentenced to almost eight years in federal prison, after he was convicted of 65 felonies related to stealing donations from Catholic parishes. Ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution, the priest said he...
Editors - and canon lawyers - JD Flynn and Ed Condon take questions from listeners in this special Thanksgiving episode.
Questions include the possibility of baptism in American Sign Language...
Swiss court orders full access to records for Vatican financial investigation
Vatican investigators have been granted full access to Swiss banking documentation related to long-time Vatican investment manager Enrico Crasso. The newly announced decision by a Swiss federal court is the latest development in the ongoing...
New archbishop takes helm of Canadian Catholic archdiocese
A new archbishop took the helm in the Canadian archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth Friday.
The Vatican announced Nov. 27 that Pope Francis had accepted the resignation by Archbishop Anthony Mancini on his 75th birthday.
Mancini is succeeded by...
China claims papal critique over Uyghurs has 'no factual basis at all'
Following Pope Francis’ mention in passing of the Uyghurs as persecuted in a new book, the Chinese foreign ministry said the claim is groundless.
“I think often of persecuted peoples: the Rohingya, the poor Uighurs, the Yazidi -- what ISIS did...
'Tolton' play in spotlight as Church addresses racial division
During the U.S. bishops' meeting last week, Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento said his diocese had hosted a one-man play honoring the first African-American slave to become a Catholic priest, as part of its efforts to address racism.
The...
French bishops launch second legal appeal to reinstate public Masses for all
The French bishops’ conference announced Friday that it would submit another appeal to the Council of State, calling a proposed 30-person limit on public Masses during Advent “unacceptable.”
In a statement issued Nov. 27, the bishops said that...
Catholic archbishop: Pray for priest kidnapped in Nigeria
A Nigerian archbishop has asked for prayers for the safe release of a priest kidnapped in Abuja earlier this week.
Fr. Matthew Dajo was kidnapped on Sunday night. Police are currently working to negotiate his release, the archdiocesan...
