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Attack in a Sydney church: the bishop says he forgives his attacker
A Sydney bishop attacked by a young man armed with a knife during a sermon said he is recovering and forgives his attacker, in a video released Thursday. “I forgive…
Pascal Praud and you – End of life: “The anxiety for the elderly is being a burden on society”, underlines a bishop
Europe 1 11:39 a.m., April 10, 2024 This Wednesday, the end-of-life bill is presented to the Council of Ministers. Opening up to strict conditions the possibility of assisted suicide, it…
Roger Vangheluwe, the former pedophile bishop of Bruges, returned to the secular state by the pope
Former bishop Roger Vangheluwe, in Bruges (Belgium), February 15, 2007. PETER MAENHOUDT / AP Roger Vangheluwe, 87, former bishop of Bruges, was dismissed from the clergy of the Catholic Church…
Catholic Church – Pope dismisses Polish bishop after abuse scandal – News
Catholic Church – Pope dismisses Polish bishop after abuse scandal – News – SRF Skip to content Some elements on SRF.ch only work with JavaScript activated. News Company Current article…
Australia: arrest of a bishop accused of rape and sexual assault
An Australian bishop, accused of rape and sexual assault, was arrested by police on Wednesday after an internal investigation led by the Catholic Church. Bishop Emeritus Christopher Alan Saunders faces…
Tensions between Belgium and the Vatican over the fate of the bishop accused of child abuse
Bishop Roger Vangheluwe, center, in 2008. CREATIVE COMMONS A judicial investigation begun more than thirteen years ago and never completed, another carried out by the Superior Council of Justice to…
Nicaragua releases and deports 19 clerics to the Vatican, including Bishop Rolando Alvarez
Rolando Alvarez, bishop of Matagalpa, in Managua (Nicaragua), May 3, 2018. MOISES CASTILLO / AP These were the few remaining opposition voices in Nicaragua. The government of Daniel Ortega banished…
The bishop of La Rochelle indicted for attempted rape of an adult
The Bishop of La Rochelle, Georges Colomb, during his episcopal ordination by the Archbishop of Paris, May 5, 2016 in La Rochelle. XAVIER LEOTY / AFP The bishop of La…
Pope Francis fires conservative American bishop
Published on 11/11/2023 at 1:32 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters by Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) –…
Pope Francis dismisses an American bishop who is very critical of his papacy, a rare decision
In a rare decision, Pope Francis has dismissed American Bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent conservative who was removed from office after he repeatedly criticized his papacy, the Vatican announced Saturday.…
Criminal court for the church – Bishop Bonnemain: “I do believe that the court has a chance” – News
In response to numerous cases of abuse becoming known, the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland is to have its own ecclesiastical criminal and disciplinary court. That’s what the Swiss Bishops’…
Consequences of a bicycle fall – Bishop Morerod in emergency hospital – now it is known why – News
Charles Morerod, the bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, is in the hospital. He had to undergo surgery on his head. The operation went well, the diocese said. “We wish…