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A Catholic nonprofit reportedly dropped millions of dollars on a digital gay witch hunt. According to an in-depth Washington Post piece, the Denver-based group Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal spent $4 million to identify priests who were using dating and hookup apps popular among gay and bisexual men. The organization claimed it used the money to purchase […]
A 72-year-old Indiana woman is facing prison time after she was accused of embezzling nearly $600,000 from the Catholic church where she worked. The Indy Star reports Marie Carson, 72, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. Over a 13-year period from 2008 to 2021, Carson, who […]
Nancy Pelosi has been barred from receiving Holy Communion in her hometown. Salvatore Cordileone, the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, announced the decision Friday, citing the House Speaker’s “extreme” pro-choice stance. Catholic law defines abortion as a “grave sin,” and states those who preserve it “are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.” Cordileone claimed he reached out to […]
Local churches are calling on the Russian Orthodox Church to condemn Russia’s assault on Ukraine. ABC News reports the head of the Polish bishops’ conference this week pushed for the Russian Orthodox Church to urge Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war against the embattled country. In a letter to Patriarch Kirill, Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki warned, […]
An Arizona priest is calling it quits after years of performing baptisms in an incorrect fashion that has now been determined to have rendered them all “invalid.” Per a report from USA Today this week, the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix has informed worshipers that Fr. Andres Arango used the phrase “We baptize you in the […]
The retired California nun and elementary school principal who stole over $800,000 from her school to fund her gambling habit has been sentenced to one year in federal prison, according to CBS News. 80-year-old Mary Margaret Kreuper plead guilty back in June to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering for stealing $835,000 […]
Pope Francis is opening up about his thoughts on “cancel culture.” The religious leader spoke Monday during his annual Vatican’s Diplomatic Corps address, where he talked to 183 reps from countries accredited to the Holy See, calling COVID-19 vaccinations a “moral obligation.” Beyond that, the Pope shared his concerns about “cancel culture,” and people getting in trouble online for being […]
The Vatican announced Saturday that it’s indicting nine people and a cardinal on financial crimes, including extortion, fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, and abuse of office, regarding investments reportedly made in 2018. Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu and two top officials at the Vatican’s intelligence unit are going on trial on July 27, CBS News reports. Becciu was indicted “for the crimes of […]
Executives for the New Orleans Saints are going to court to protect hundreds of emails from the public, which purportedly show that they’ve been doing public relations damage control for the city’s Roman Catholic archdiocese to help control fallout from a growing sexual abuse scandal. This story is being updated. Source link قالب وردپرس
The Harry Potter book series has been removed from the library of St. Edward Catholic School in Tennessee after their pastor, Reverend Dan Reehill, deemed that “actual curses and spells” were contained within the novels, The Tennessean reports. “These books present magic as both good and evil, which is not true, but in fact a clever deception,” Reverend Reehill wrote in an email to the parents […]
