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4:59am, 3rd August, 2019

Mashrou' Leila concert in Lebanon canceled after church pressure

Lebanon's Byblos festival has canceled a concert by the indie rock band Mashrou' Leila "to prevent bloodshed" after calls from church leaders accusing the band of blasphemy and death threats on social media.

Liberals fear unrest as Poland Catholic Church doubles down on anti-gay rhetoric

7:13am, 2nd August, 2019

World

Liberals fear unrest as Poland Catholic Church doubles down on anti-gay rhetoric

Poland's Catholic Church has doubled down on the anti-gay rhetoric that has become the nationalist ruling party's dominant theme in recent weeks, drawing a rebuke from liberal politicians who compared an archbishop's remarks to incitem...

Poland backs pedophilia law after Church documentary rattles ruling party

1:25am, 15th May, 2019

World

Poland backs pedophilia law after Church documentary rattles ruling party

Poland announced plans on Tuesday to tighten sentences for child sex abuse, just days after the country's politics were upended by a documentary on pedophilia in the Catholic Church, closely allied to the nationalist ruling Law and Justice party...

Gunmen kill six in second church attack in Burkina Faso

3:40pm, 12th May, 2019

World

Gunmen kill six in second church attack in Burkina Faso

Gunmen killed six people including a priest outside a Catholic church in Burkina Faso on Sunday, the government said, the second attack on Christians in two weeks in a nation increasingly overrun by jihadists.

Six killed in church attack in northern Burkina Faso

8:09am, 29th April, 2019

World

Six killed in church attack in northern Burkina Faso

Unidentified gunmen killed one pastor and five congregants in an attack on a Protestant church in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, government spokesman Remy Fulgance Dandjinou said on Monday.

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks as archbishop slams poor church security

6:06am, 29th April, 2019

World

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks as archbishop slams poor church security

Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday's suicide bombings are planning attacks and could be dressed in uniform, as the archbishop of Colombo complained about insufficient security around churches.

Hate crime charges lodged against suspect in Louisiana church burnings

5:28am, 16th April, 2019

US

Hate crime charges lodged against suspect in Louisiana church burnings

Three additional charges were lodged against the son of a sheriff's deputy accused of burning down three predominately black churches in southern Louisiana in the past few weeks.

Pope: Church should admit history of abuse of women, male domination

9:39am, 2nd April, 2019

World

Pope: Church should admit history of abuse of women, male domination

Pope Francis said on Tuesday the Catholic Church had to acknowledge a history of male domination and sexual abuse of women and children and repair its reputation among young people or risk becoming "a museum".

Chile court orders Catholic Church to compensate victims in sex abuse case

1:25pm, 27th March, 2019

World

Chile court orders Catholic Church to compensate victims in sex abuse case

A Chilean appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the Catholic Church should pay compensation to three victims in a sex abuse case involving former Santiago parish priest Fernando Karadima, potentially opening the floodgates to similar civil lawsuits.

United Methodist Church strengthens ban on same-sex marriage, LGBT clergy

8:07pm, 26th February, 2019

US

United Methodist Church strengthens ban on same-sex marriage, LGBT clergy

The United Methodist Church voted on Tuesday to uphold and strengthen its ban on same-sex marriage and LGBT clergy in a move likely to alienate large numbers of followers who had pushed for reform.

At Pope's abuse summit, Church seeks to fix 'systematic failures'

1:41pm, 22nd February, 2019

World

At Pope's abuse summit, Church seeks to fix 'systematic failures'

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.

Chilean nuns find 'relief' in Pope's recognition of Church abuse

3:32pm, 19th February, 2019

World

Chilean nuns find 'relief' in Pope's recognition of Church abuse

Three former Chilean nuns who claim to have been sexually abused over two decades ago by priests in their religious order have hailed comments by Pope Francis earlier this month in which he recognized the abuse of nuns in the Catholic Church.

Catholic Church credibility on the line at abuse meeting

1:53pm, 17th February, 2019

US

Catholic Church credibility on the line at abuse meeting

The Vatican will gather senior bishops from around the world later this week for a conference on sex abuse designed to guide them on how best to tackle a problem that has decimated the Church's credibility, but critics say it is too little, too...

Berlinale film breaks silence over church child abuse

10:37am, 9th February, 2019

Entertainment

Berlinale film breaks silence over church child abuse

French director Francois Ozon described the struggles he experienced breaking the silence surrounding pedophile abuse scandals in the Catholic Church when making "By the Grace of God", about three victims who faced down the hierarchy.

Charleston church grieves synagogue massacre, angry at Trump rhetoric

4:54pm, 28th October, 2018

US

Charleston church grieves synagogue massacre, angry at Trump rhetoric

Parishoners at the historic black Emanuel church in Charleston, South Carolina, on Sunday grieved this weekend's Pittsburgh synagogue massacre and recalled a 2015 mass shooting at their church, while chiding President Donald Trump's "rhetor...

Vatican meeting ends with call for greater role for women in Church

5:01pm, 27th October, 2018

World

Vatican meeting ends with call for greater role for women in Church

A major meeting of Catholic bishops ended on Saturday with a call for women to play a greater role in Church decision making as a "duty of justice", but appeared to water down language that would have been more welcoming to gays.

Chilean court orders Catholic Church to pay damages over abuse: report

3:39pm, 21st October, 2018

World

Chilean court orders Catholic Church to pay damages over abuse: report

Chile's Court of Appeal has ordered the office of Santiago's Archbishop to pay $450 million pesos ($650,000) to three men who alleged they were sexually abused for decades by Chilean priest Fernando Karadima, a local newspaper reported on S...

Justice Department probes Catholic Church sex abuse in Pennsylvania

6:02pm, 18th October, 2018

US

Justice Department probes Catholic Church sex abuse in Pennsylvania

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into child sex abuse by priests in Pennsylvania, six Roman Catholic Church dioceses said on Thursday.

Russian Orthodox Church breaks with Constantinople in row over Ukraine

1:13pm, 15th October, 2018

World

Russian Orthodox Church breaks with Constantinople in row over Ukraine

The Russian Orthodox Church said on Monday it had decided to sever all relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in protest over its endorsement of Ukraine's request for an "autocephalous", or independent, church.

Outrage over Church's handling of sexual abuse scandals justified, pope says

7:50am, 25th September, 2018

World

Outrage over Church's handling of sexual abuse scandals justified, pope says

Pope Francis said on Tuesday that young people around the world were right to feel outrage at the Roman Catholic Church's handling of its sexual abuse scandals as it grapples with a wave of new cases in countries including Chile and Germany.

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Mashrou' Leila concert in Lebanon canceled after church pressure

Liberals fear unrest as Poland Catholic Church doubles down on anti-gay rhetoric

Poland backs pedophilia law after Church documentary rattles ruling party

Gunmen kill six in second church attack in Burkina Faso

Six killed in church attack in northern Burkina Faso

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks as archbishop slams poor church security

Hate crime charges lodged against suspect in Louisiana church burnings

Pope: Church should admit history of abuse of women, male domination

Chile court orders Catholic Church to compensate victims in sex abuse case

United Methodist Church strengthens ban on same-sex marriage, LGBT clergy

At Pope's abuse summit, Church seeks to fix 'systematic failures'

Chilean nuns find 'relief' in Pope's recognition of Church abuse

Catholic Church credibility on the line at abuse meeting

Berlinale film breaks silence over church child abuse

Charleston church grieves synagogue massacre, angry at Trump rhetoric

Vatican meeting ends with call for greater role for women in Church

Chilean court orders Catholic Church to pay damages over abuse: report

Justice Department probes Catholic Church sex abuse in Pennsylvania

Russian Orthodox Church breaks with Constantinople in row over Ukraine

Outrage over Church's handling of sexual abuse scandals justified, pope says

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