Christianity
Spain investigating 68 allegations of child abuse by Catholic clergy, staff
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish prosecutors are investigating 68 cases of alleged sexual abuse of minors by Catholic church staff, the...
Read morePressure groups demand Church in Italy submit to external sexual abuse inquiry
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Catholic groups on Tuesday accused Italy's Church of an "institutional failure" to confront...
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Ukraine would welcome Vatican mediation, wants papal visit soon – ambassador
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Ukraine is open to a Vatican mediation of its conflict with Russia and...
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Pope leads crowds in prayer for peace in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday led crowds in St. Peter's Square in silent prayer for Ukraine, appealing...
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Northern Navarre region publishes one of first official reports on Church abuse in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) - The northern Spanish region of Navarre published a report on Friday identifying 52 cases of alleged sexual...
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Italy’s Catholic Church faces pressure for independent abuse inquiry
By Philip Pullella and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - At a trial under way in Sicily, a 28-year-old Italian is...
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Portugal’s church abuse panel gathers over 200 testimonies in one month
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - A commission investigating child sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said on Thursday...
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Pope to visit Malta on April 2-3, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will visit Malta on April 2-3, the Vatican said on Thursday, a trip that...
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Pope condemns assisted suicide as Italian parliament mulls law
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned assisted suicide as an unacceptable deviation from medical ethics on...
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Lebanese Maronite Patriarch urges IMF deal, elections on time
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's senior Christian cleric called on Wednesday for the government to agree a plan with the International...
Read moreBoy abused in New Zealand Catholic Church care ‘shown corpse’ to keep him quiet
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand inquiry on Wednesday heard harrowing accounts from people who were abused...
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Pope says war in Ukraine would be “madness,” backs talks
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Wednesday that war in Ukraine would be "madness" and hoped that tensions...
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Ex-Pope Benedict acknowledges ‘errors’ but no blame in abuse handling, seeks forgiveness
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Former Pope Benedict on Tuesday acknowledged that errors occurred in handling sexual abuse cases...
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Ukraine’s Catholic leader invites pope to visit and help bring peace
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The leader of Ukraine's Eastern-rite Catholics said on Tuesday he has invited Pope...
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Greece protests to Turkey over disco band at Sumela monastery
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's foreign ministry said on Monday images showing a band dancing to electronic music at the former...
Read moreSpain’s Socialists propose commission to probe Catholic Church abuses
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's ruling Socialist Party proposed on Monday creating an independent commission headed by the country's ombudsman to...
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Dumping plastic in waterways is ‘criminal’, pope says in TV interview
By Philip Pullella and Giulia Segreti VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Dumping plastic in waterways is "criminal" and must end if...
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Pope says female genital mutilation affronts dignity, must end
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned female genital mutilation and trafficking of women for prostitution on...
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Pope praises Moroccans for showing unity over boy trapped in well
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday praised the people of Morocco for coming together to try to rescue...
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Pope still has confidence in me, says former archbishop of Paris
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The former archbishop of Paris, who resigned in December after reports of a...
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