Crowds at Dublin Castle on Saturday cheered the announcement of the final results of the referendum to repeal Ireland’s abortion ban.CreditPaulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times DUBLIN — Some were joyous. Others were devastated. But most of … Read More
Pope Francis said that to overcome the culture of abuse requires a unified effort by both church and congregation. | Photo: Reuters “It’s shameful, I must say, that we didn’t know how to listen or respond in time,” Pope Francis … Read More
The FBI has issued a dire warning to everyone who has a router in their home. The Internet Crime Complaint Center sent a rare Public Service Announcement declaring: “Foreign cyber actors have compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office … Read More
File photo of a church bell not related to the story. Photo: Petr David Josek/AP A Swedish church which made headlines when it claimed requests for a permit to ring bells were denied never actually made a formal application to … Read More
A gay man who survived abuse from a Catholic priest in Chile said Pope Francis told him that his sexual orientation “doesn’t matter” to him and that “God made you like this.” Juan Carlos Cruz, who met with the pope … Read More
Such behaviour has been the hallmark of the clerical sex abuse crisis worldwide, with bishops and religious superiors shuttling abusers around from parish to parish or dioceses. Thirty-four Chilean bishops have resigned over a child sex abuse scandal within the … Read More
Jerusalem Day revelers questioned for violating visitation rules at contested holy site, as security forces prepare for afternoon flag march in Old City. Jews and Muslims clashed Sunday morning on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, with police detaining … Read More
It’s no secret that the mainstream media loathes President Trump. The coverage of the Trump Administration has broken all records in terms of consistent, vitriolic negativity. (One study found that the coverage on the ABC, CBS, and NBC evening newscasts … Read More
Pope Francis leads the 18th meeting of his Council of Cardinals at the Vatican. CNS FILE PHOTO/L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO Beset by controversy, the pope’s ‘kitchen cabinet’ of advisers is a distracted bunch According to William Shakespeare, “the course of true love never … Read More