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December 2018

December 10, 2018

‘Demonic’ show in a cathedral signals the ‘death of a feeble church’

Dancers in tights wearing devil's horns, and a 'pro-homosexual' actor, have sparked a row in...

December 07, 2018

Row erupts among Catholics; Pope is accused of ‘wrecking’ the Church

The Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) – a conservative Catholic broadcaster – has been plunged...

December 06, 2018

Filipino altar boys were allegedly abused by a US Catholic priest

The US Bureau of Immigration is seeking the deportation of a Roman Catholic priest accused...

December 05, 2018

Op-ed calls Franco and the Catholic Church a force for good for Spain

Elections in Andalusia – Spain's most populous autonomous community – saw the Socialist Party (PSOE)...

December 05, 2018

Did the Catholic League’s Bill Donohue just applaud the gay press?

It would seem so from a piece he posted today. In it he berates 'the...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

Priest who threatened to rape a woman and a cop is now fully cured

Investigations into abusive Catholic priests in Iowa have have brought to light a bizarre episode...

November 25, 2018

Céline Dion’s gender-neutral kids’ clothes are ‘demonic’, says exorcist

The famous Canadian vocalist is being accused of 'going over to the dark side' by...

November 24, 2018

Scottish politician vows to give his son a Jesus-centred education

A century ago Scotland snuggled up to the Catholic Church, and agreed – under the...

November 17, 2018

Class action against RC Church alleges racketeering and corruption

The Vatican and American bishops have been hit by a class action lawsuit which sites ...

November 11, 2018

Pope’s ‘hiring a hitman’ remark slammed by pro-choice Catholics

Last month, in attacking abortion, Pope Francis compared the procedure to 'hiring a hitman to...

November 10, 2018

Catholic clergy sex abuse could be on the rise again. Gays get blamed.

Father D Paul Sullins, above, a Catholic priest and retired Catholic University of America sociology...

November 03, 2018

Clerical abuse in New Orleans: Archbishop asks for forgiveness

A total of 57 Roman Catholic priests are to be named as 'credibly accused' abusers...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

Tuam mass grave scandal: nuns should not fund exhumation costs

Just when you thought that Catholic League President Bill Donohue could sink no lower, along...

October 28, 2018

Obnoxious Christian site under threat: LifeSite needs money & prayers

LifeSite is the go-to site if your want to get reports of the zany things...

October 28, 2018

Ireland’s vote on blasphemy further removes it from its Catholic roots

A 'medieval' crime that was 'crowbarred' into Ireland's statute books will now be scrapped, thanks...

October 27, 2018

Ex-Catholic Irish singer turns to Islam and changes her name

Sinéad O’Connor, who has been treated for mental health problems in the past, has converted...

October 25, 2018

Boy molested by priest told to ‘seek forgiveness’ – for being abused!

Former Catholic priest David Poulson, 64, this week pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving children...

October 24, 2018

Victims of evil nuns in Ireland are to be exhumed and reburied

When I posted a piece this week about the religious press urging anti-abortionists to go...

October 23, 2018

Homophobes vandalise a Catholic church & force gay staffer to resign

Engulfed by waves of hatred generated by 'conservative' Catholics, Aaron Bianco – a gay pastoral...

October 22, 2018

Christian propaganda movie Gosnell hits a few bumps in the road

Last week the religious press was cock-a-hoop over the release of Gosnell: the Trial of...

October 21, 2018

Famous Barcelona church coughs up millions to get legal status

It's been a long time coming, but the "illegal" Roman Catholic Sagrada Familia in Barcelona...

October 21, 2018

Pope’s ‘rainbow’ cross considered by many as a major PR disaster

The Pope and a bunch bishops have been blasted for wearing a 'rainbow' crosses at World...

October 19, 2018

Crucifix is not a religious symbol, claims Quebec’s new Premier

Quebec's new Premier is pushing for fewer religious symbols and more secularism on his patch...

October 17, 2018

Exorcist plans counter-attack against witches cursing Brett Kavanaugh

Father Gary Thomas, exorcist for the Diocese of San Jose, California, is 'appalled' that a...

October 11, 2018

Dakota man arrested for dipping his butt in church’s holy water

Some days it's hard not to laugh out loud while trawling the Internet for stories...

October 09, 2018

Satan blamed for misnaming Mormons – and Catholic abuse scandals

People who refer to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormons...

October 05, 2018

South Park skewers Catholic abuse cover-ups. Bill Donohue goes postal

On Wednesday a new episode of Comedy Central's South Park tackled the issue of clerical...

October 03, 2018

UK’s ‘anti-Catholicism’ is unfair to Princess Alexandra of Hanover

Catholics always seem to be banging on about how 'persecuted' they are. Latest example: a...

October 02, 2018

New Polish film about Catholic abuse riles the religious right

What could possibly have inspired a movie about drunken priests and clerical paedophila? True facts...

September 2018

September 25, 2018

Catholic cardinal says ‘many people no longer believe in us’

Not a week goes by without the toxicity of the Roman Catholic Church getting media...