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July 2016

July 23, 2016

Evangelicals, atheists and Muslims unite against Irish RE

The Evangelical Alliance of Ireland (EAI) – headed by pastor Nick Park, above – has...

July 21, 2016

Catholic Church investigating elderly nuns over cash stash

The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina has launched an investigation into whether four nuns helped...

July 21, 2016

Jailed priest asks Pope to release him from the clergy

Father Graeme Bell, above, who is currently serving a jail sentence for embezzling almost £100,000...

July 17, 2016

Kentucky man photographs 'soul' of fatally injured biker

Saul Vazquez, a truck driver from Powell County, Kentucky, is convinced he captured the moment...

July 10, 2016

More jail time for Ireland's 'singing priest', Tony Walsh

Walsh, 63, above, who gained fame in Britain and Ireland in the 1980 with his...

July 05, 2016

Jail for Catholic student priest who sought sex with infants

Former student priest, Joel Alexander Wright, above, has been sentenced to almost 16 years in...

June 2016

June 21, 2016

NY's Child Victim Act was an attempt to 'rape' the RCC

A bill that would have made it easier for child sex abuse victims to seek...

June 16, 2016

Oh Canada, what have you done now to annoy Catholics?

You've just 'officially crossed the boundary into a place in which the sick, the suffering...

June 05, 2016

In Germany, it is illegal to poke fun at religion on holy days

Not a lot of people know this, but every Germany state has ‘holiday laws’ that...

June 04, 2016

Pope inches towards a tougher handling of clerical abuse

Pope Francis has approved measures to sack bishops who mishandle child sexual abuse cases, a...

June 01, 2016

Row erupts over Christian shop that won't sell Catholic goods

Muriel Swan, 61, above, was 'left reeling' when she was told that The Mustard Seed Christian...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Priest accused of having sex with young seminarians

Monsignor Tony Anatrella, above, a consultant with the Vatican on issues of sexuality and an...

May 31, 2016

Man who cursed the Pope is to be President of the Philippines

The Philippine Parliament this week officially declared Rodrigo 'Digong' Duterte to be the president-elect in...

May 28, 2016

What drives religious folk to venerate grisly old relics?

A small bit of bone, 'believed' to be a fragment of St Thomas Becket's elbow,...

May 24, 2016

Swiss Guards get 'powerful' weapons: 'combat rosaries'

Catholics are just ... weird. I know this because I keep getting emails from the...

May 23, 2016

Priest on trial for sexually assaulting boy, 9, in church

Irish Catholic priest canon Mortimer Stanley allegedly sedated a schoolboy before sexually assaulting him at...

May 19, 2016

Wizard in frock slams America over gays and transsexuals

Cardinal Robert Sarah, who has the exalted title of Prefect for the Congregation of Divine...

May 14, 2016

Homophobic priest exposed after using gay dating app

Father Rory Coyle, 35, of Armagh, about 40 miles from Belfast, has taken a leave...

May 06, 2016

Addicted to debauchery: jail for deputy head of Catholic school

Peter Allott, 37, above, a respected deputy head at a prestigious London Catholic school, has...

April 2016

April 04, 2016

Children's hospital cash funded cardinal's plush apartment

Funds designated for sick children were allegedly diverted to pay for costly renovations to the...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Ontario priest gambled away money collected for refugees

Father Amer Saka, above, a priest working at the St Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church in...

March 27, 2016

Gay actor too flamboyant for Easter Sunday parades

For years Ramón Fossati, above, has been adding a touch of flamboyance to his role...

March 21, 2016

More young folk in Singapore are proving resistant to religion

The Catholic Church, along with other denominations, have apparently hit a brick wall in Singapore,...

March 18, 2016

St Patrick's Parade welcomes gays, excludes 'pro-lifers'

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, centre, ended his two-year boycott of the city's...

March 16, 2016

Three former friars charged over paedophile cover-up

Three former leaders of a Franciscan religious order in Pennsylvania were yesterday charged with aiding...

March 14, 2016

Catholics hardliners regard Pope as a 'dangerous reformer'

Increasing numbers of Catholic conservatives are worried that Pope Francis is quietly unraveling the legacy...

March 09, 2016

Child-abuse missionaries jailed in separate American trials

Matthew Lane Durham, 21, above left, and Joseph Maurizio Jr, 71, have begun combined jail...

March 08, 2016

Scottish Humanists: 'Rid us of these unelected religious reps'

A report published by the Humanist Society of Scotland reveals that 88 religious representatives have...

March 07, 2016

Bishop warns of consequences of doctor-assisted suicide

Catholics could be denied last rites and funerals if they undergo doctor-assisted suicide according to...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Catholic abuse movie wins Best Picture Oscar award

Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo, above left, star of Spotlight, was among protesters outside Los Angeles'...