French author and ‘LGBT’ activist Frederic Martel presents innuendos, but not evidence or documents. By Frederic Martel (author), Shaun Whiteside (translator) VATICAN CITY — In the Closet of the Vatican, a newly released book by the French author and “LGBT” activist Frederic Martel, is generating gl
French author and ‘LGBT’ activist Frederic Martel presents innuendos, but not evidence or documents. By Frederic Martel (author), Shaun Whiteside (translator) VATICAN CITY — In the Closet of the Vatican, a newly released book by the French author and “LGBT” activist Frederic Martel, is generating gl
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church needs to adopt "concrete and effective measures" against its pedophilia scandal, Pope Francis said Thursday, opening a four-day summit on the crisis.
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church needs to adopt "concrete and effective measures" against its pedophilia scandal, Pope Francis said Thursday, opening a four-day summit on the crisis.
Pope Francis is increasingly showing his hand. He came into the papacy promising to clean up the church, especially on matters of sexual abuse. In doing so, he raised hopes among the laity, especially in America and Latin America. He said all the right things or at least many of the right things. He
Pope Francis is increasingly showing his hand. He came into the papacy promising to clean up the church, especially on matters of sexual abuse. In doing so, he raised hopes among the laity, especially in America and Latin America. He said all the right things or at least many of the right things. He
VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis says that those who are constantly attacking the church are linked to the devil. Francis on Wednesday told pilgrims from southern Italy that the church's "defects" must be denounced in order to correct them.
VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis says that those who are constantly attacking the church are linked to the devil. Francis on Wednesday told pilgrims from southern Italy that the church's "defects" must be denounced in order to correct them.
The Vatican summit on sex abuse is underway. It will accomplish nothing. Pope Francis has made sure of that. He has stacked its participants with close allies. Several of them were protégés of Theodore McCarrick. Remember him? He clawed his way to power as the Cardinal Archbishop of Washington, D.C.
The Vatican summit on sex abuse is underway. It will accomplish nothing. Pope Francis has made sure of that. He has stacked its participants with close allies. Several of them were protégés of Theodore McCarrick. Remember him? He clawed his way to power as the Cardinal Archbishop of Washington, D.C.
EDITORIAL: A new tell-all book from a French journalist is a distraction from the real problems the Church needs to deal with. On the very eve of the Feb. 21-24 summit convened by Pope Francis to discuss the global sex-abuse crisis, media attention was diverted to the release of a new book with the
EDITORIAL: A new tell-all book from a French journalist is a distraction from the real problems the Church needs to deal with. On the very eve of the Feb. 21-24 summit convened by Pope Francis to discuss the global sex-abuse crisis, media attention was diverted to the release of a new book with the
Pope John Paul II embraces Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio after presenting the new cardinal with a red beretta at the Vatican Feb. 21, 2001, setting the stage for the Bergoglio's later election as Pope Francis. (CNS/Reuters)
Pope John Paul II embraces Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio after presenting the new cardinal with a red beretta at the Vatican Feb. 21, 2001, setting the stage for the Bergoglio's later election as Pope Francis. (CNS/Reuters)
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on the Vatican's conference on dealing with sex abuse by priests (all times local):. A Polish survivor of clergy sex abuse says a meeting with Pope Francis and the kiss the pontiff planted on his hand shows Francis' good will in addressing the problem of priests molest
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on the Vatican's conference on dealing with sex abuse by priests (all times local):. A Polish survivor of clergy sex abuse says a meeting with Pope Francis and the kiss the pontiff planted on his hand shows Francis' good will in addressing the problem of priests molest
When I got married in 2003 it turned out that my wedding was caught up – unbeknown to me – in the abuse crisis that has engulfed the Catholic church. There were three Benedictine monk-priests there, one as celebrant, two as guests. One of the guests was later tried and acquitted of assaulting a chil
When I got married in 2003 it turned out that my wedding was caught up – unbeknown to me – in the abuse crisis that has engulfed the Catholic church. There were three Benedictine monk-priests there, one as celebrant, two as guests. One of the guests was later tried and acquitted of assaulting a chil
A series of scandals will be looming large in the eyes of church leaders and Vatican watchers alike when a highly anticipated conference on child abuse in the Roman Catholic Church begins on Thursday.
A series of scandals will be looming large in the eyes of church leaders and Vatican watchers alike when a highly anticipated conference on child abuse in the Roman Catholic Church begins on Thursday.
Frédéric Martel says papal entourage told him that Archbishop Viganò informed Francis about allegations involving seminarians. Archbishop Carlo Viganò told Pope Francis about allegations against Theodore McCarrick, but the Pope dismissed them because they did not concern minors, a writer has claimed
Frédéric Martel says papal entourage told him that Archbishop Viganò informed Francis about allegations involving seminarians. Archbishop Carlo Viganò told Pope Francis about allegations against Theodore McCarrick, but the Pope dismissed them because they did not concern minors, a writer has claimed
Pope Francis is conducting his extraordinary summit with cardinals on the problem of sexual abuse in the Church. And we can expect it will go nowhere. The summit is happening in light of two events outside of it. The first was Pope Francis’s recent laicization of the former cardinal archbishop of Wa
Pope Francis is conducting his extraordinary summit with cardinals on the problem of sexual abuse in the Church. And we can expect it will go nowhere. The summit is happening in light of two events outside of it. The first was Pope Francis’s recent laicization of the former cardinal archbishop of Wa
In his homily at Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on January 7, Pope Francis said that God became "concrete, born of a concrete woman, lived a concrete li. VATICAN CITY: God's commandments are "concrete”, hence this concreteness is the "criterion" of Christianity. Pope Francis made the point in his homi
In his homily at Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on January 7, Pope Francis said that God became "concrete, born of a concrete woman, lived a concrete li. VATICAN CITY: God's commandments are "concrete”, hence this concreteness is the "criterion" of Christianity. Pope Francis made the point in his homi
In the essay “How The Idea Of Hell Has Shaped The Way We Think,” published in the Jan. 21 edition of the New Yorker, writer Vinson Cunningham examines The Penguin Book of Hell and launches into a stunning and far-ranging reflection on how the doctrine of hell relates to our concerns about the here a
In the essay “How The Idea Of Hell Has Shaped The Way We Think,” published in the Jan. 21 edition of the New Yorker, writer Vinson Cunningham examines The Penguin Book of Hell and launches into a stunning and far-ranging reflection on how the doctrine of hell relates to our concerns about the here a
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Church must repair the “systematic failures” that enabled sexual abuse to take root around the world, and bishops should start policing each other’s behavior, leading cardinals said on Friday.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Church must repair the “systematic failures” that enabled sexual abuse to take root around the world, and bishops should start policing each other’s behavior, leading cardinals said on Friday.
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has issued 21 proposals to stem the clergy sex abuse around the world, calling for specific protocols to handle accusations against bishops and for lay experts to be involved in abuse investigations.
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has issued 21 proposals to stem the clergy sex abuse around the world, calling for specific protocols to handle accusations against bishops and for lay experts to be involved in abuse investigations.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - (This February 21 story has been refiled to correct the headline to remove reference to pope as it was cardinal who said “enemy within”, not Pope Francis; no change to text.)
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - (This February 21 story has been refiled to correct the headline to remove reference to pope as it was cardinal who said “enemy within”, not Pope Francis; no change to text.)
Romania's food safety agency -- the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) -- has taken measures to reduce the cases of Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon, Food Safety News reports.
Romania's food safety agency -- the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) -- has taken measures to reduce the cases of Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon, Food Safety News reports.
North Hempstead Assemb. Anthony D’Urso said he met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday and told the pontiff of his family’s role in saving Jewish families during the Holocaust. D’Urso said he was a five-year-old boy in a town near Naples, Italy, when his father hid two Jewish families from
North Hempstead Assemb. Anthony D’Urso said he met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday and told the pontiff of his family’s role in saving Jewish families during the Holocaust. D’Urso said he was a five-year-old boy in a town near Naples, Italy, when his father hid two Jewish families from
As Pope Francis readies to visit Romania, the Vatican is trying to find out whether some clergy collaborated with the infamous Securitate under the old regime. Ahead of an important papal trip to Romania, the Vatican wants to verify whether six Catholic priests in mainly Orthodox Romania collaborate
As Pope Francis readies to visit Romania, the Vatican is trying to find out whether some clergy collaborated with the infamous Securitate under the old regime. Ahead of an important papal trip to Romania, the Vatican wants to verify whether six Catholic priests in mainly Orthodox Romania collaborate
ROME, Italy — The Italian president’s call for unity and coexistence in a widely-viewed speech has prompted a discussion about the importance of unity amid an increasingly polarized public discourse.
ROME, Italy — The Italian president’s call for unity and coexistence in a widely-viewed speech has prompted a discussion about the importance of unity amid an increasingly polarized public discourse.
Well, here’s a new one for you. A 23-year-old model recently sold her virginity for $2.6 million to, wait for it, “make her mom proud.” Seriously, those are the words that came out of her mouth.
Well, here’s a new one for you. A 23-year-old model recently sold her virginity for $2.6 million to, wait for it, “make her mom proud.” Seriously, those are the words that came out of her mouth.
“Today my daughter changed her profile picture. After maybe 5 minutes I get a text …’ I didn’t know she was dating a black boy, did you?’ It took me all day to think up a response, which I didn’t send personally but thought I would share for anyone else that ‘may not know’.
“Today my daughter changed her profile picture. After maybe 5 minutes I get a text …’ I didn’t know she was dating a black boy, did you?’ It took me all day to think up a response, which I didn’t send personally but thought I would share for anyone else that ‘may not know’.
A migrant couple that is living off taxpayer funds has turned down the opportunity to live in a five-bedroom home just because they felt that the house was not big enough to accommodate them.
A migrant couple that is living off taxpayer funds has turned down the opportunity to live in a five-bedroom home just because they felt that the house was not big enough to accommodate them.
When a man earns the name “the ice pick killer,” you can assume he did some pretty gruesome things during his life. And Danny Paul Bible certainly earned his lethal injection. Texas put the needle into his arm after he was convicted of brutally raping and killing 20-year-old Inez Deaton. And as the
When a man earns the name “the ice pick killer,” you can assume he did some pretty gruesome things during his life. And Danny Paul Bible certainly earned his lethal injection. Texas put the needle into his arm after he was convicted of brutally raping and killing 20-year-old Inez Deaton. And as the
Photos sent back by Curiosity show what looks like an armored alien soldier keeping an eye on the curious Rover. Is NASA under surveillance?. While searching through NASA images captured by the SUV-sized explorer, the owner of YouTube channel Paranormal Crucible made a strange discovery that could c
Photos sent back by Curiosity show what looks like an armored alien soldier keeping an eye on the curious Rover. Is NASA under surveillance?. While searching through NASA images captured by the SUV-sized explorer, the owner of YouTube channel Paranormal Crucible made a strange discovery that could c
Liam was a typical seventh-grader and like other kids his age, he also loves to hang out with his friends, ride their bikes and would probably be a heavy eater too! Liam loves to play soccer so he would always have a soccer ball anywhere he went.
Liam was a typical seventh-grader and like other kids his age, he also loves to hang out with his friends, ride their bikes and would probably be a heavy eater too! Liam loves to play soccer so he would always have a soccer ball anywhere he went.
