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Cardinal to atone for sex misconduct

May 15th, 2013 - Comments »

VATICAN CITY, Rome — The Vatican on Wednesday reportedly issued a rare public sanction against a “prince of the church” and the first such punishment meted out by Pope Francis.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien

Cardinal Keith O’Brien, once Britain’s highest-ranking Catholic leader, has been ordered to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct.

O’Brien reportedly stepped down as Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh and recused himself from the March conclave that elected Francis pope after a newspaper reported unnamed priests’ allegations that he acted inappropriately toward them.

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Vatican unveils Venice Biennale art show details

May 14th, 2013 - Comments »

ROME, Italy — The Vatican reportedly commissioned a biblically inspired show about creation, destruction and renewal, apparently getting back into its centuries-old tradition of arts patronage, with its first-ever exhibit at the Venice Biennale.

The Holy See reportedly unveiled Tuesday details of its Venice pavilion, which opens June 1 and runs through Nov. 24. It also features the famous summertime Venice film festival.

The festival marks the Vatican’s most significant step yet in a renewed effort to engage contemporary artists and intellectuals in ways that once created masterpieces such as the Sistine Chapel and Bernini Colonnade.

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Archdiocese wants key abuse suit dismissed

May 13th, 2013 - Comments »

LOS ANGELES, California – It has been reported that Los Angeles’ Catholic Archdiocese wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was molested by a foreign priest who remains a fugitive after fleeing to his native Mexico 25 years ago.

Investigators believed that the Rev. Nicolas Aguilar Rivera, who fled in 1988, molested as many as 26 children, many of them altar boys, during the nine months he spent in Los Angeles.

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Pope canonizes first saints of his reign

May 13th, 2013 - Comments »

VATICAN CITY, Rome – Some 800 Italian martyrs who refused to convert to Islam in the 15th century were reportedly canonized by Pope Francis, creating the first saints of his reign.

On Sunday, tens of thousands of faithful reportedly gathered in St Peter’s Square to attend the mass in which Francis formally bestowed the sainthoods, which had been approved by his predecessor Benedict XVI.

The new saints include Italian cobbler Antonio Primaldo, who was killed along with an estimated 800 other Italians, who remain anonymous, in 1480 by Ottoman forces in the southern part of the country for refusing to convert to Islam.

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Catholic bishops criticize Employment Insurance reform

May 9th, 2013 - Comments »

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador — It has been reported that Catholic bishops in Atlantic Canada are asking the federal government to reconsider changes to Employment Insurance rules they deemed unfair and unrealistic.

In a public letter issued to members of their dioceses on May 6, the bishops expressed their concern with the reforms that they said would affect many members of their parishes.

“You can’t look at someone who is unemployed as a problem,” said St. John’s Archbishop Martin Currie.

“Someone who has family responsibilities, has a life to lead, has commitments to make.”

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3 Emiratis arrested in deadly church bombing

May 8th, 2013 - Comments »

ARUSHA, Tanzania — Officials said on Wednesday that three Emirati men and a Saudi national have been arrested in Tanzania over a deadly church bombing, clarifying earlier reports the suspects were all from Saudi Arabia.

News reports state five Tanzanians have also been arrested after the Sunday attack on a packed church in the northern city of Arusha that killed three people.

“There are three nationals of the United Arab Emirates and a Saudi… they were arrested while trying to cross the border” into Kenya, Arusha’s governor Magesa Mulongo told AFP.

He added that none of those arrested have been charged yet.

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Newest bishop intervenes in abortion debate

May 8th, 2013 - Comments »

LEINSTER, Ireland – According to news reports, the newest and youngest Catholic bishop in Ireland has used his appointment to become involved in the controversy of abortion.

Father Denis Nulty

The promotion of Father Denis Nulty, from Slane in Co Meath, as the new Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, was announced by Pope Francis.

The 49-year-old bishop will take up the high-ranking role left empty for more than three years as a result of the child abuse scandals that rocked the church.

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Gay Catholic group threatened with arrest

May 8th, 2013 - Comments »

NEW YORK CITY, New York – A group of gay Catholics and allies reportedly ended up being threatened with arrest following a silent protest in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City in response to a blog post made by Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

This past Sunday, the group reportedly stood outside the iconic cathedral with their hands covered in ash to protest a statement made in a blog post by Dolan, who said gay Catholics were welcomed to the Church but with the “clear expectation” that they must first “wash your hands!” of sin.

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Diocese head arrested for DUI

May 6th, 2013 - Comments »

WORCESTER, Massachusetts — It has been reported that the 61-year-old head of a Roman Catholic Diocese in Massachusetts was arrested over the weekend on a drunken driving charge following an alleged hit-and-run accident in Rhode Island.

News reports said Worcester Bishop Robert McManus was arrested Saturday night in Narragansett, R.I. Police said the driver of the other vehicle followed McManus after the accident and called police, who arrested McManus at his nearby vacation home.

In a statement Monday, the bishop said he “made a terrible error in judgment” by driving after drinking wine at dinner.

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Archive for the ‘CatholicFavors’ Category

Cardinal to atone for sex misconduct

Vatican unveils Venice Biennale art show details

Archdiocese wants key abuse suit dismissed

Pope canonizes first saints of his reign

Catholic bishops criticize Employment Insurance reform

3 Emiratis arrested in deadly church bombing

Newest bishop intervenes in abortion debate

Gay Catholic group threatened with arrest

Diocese head arrested for DUI

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