He heart attack It took place around 11:40 am (9:40 GMT) in the St. Mary’s Church near Sariyerduring mass, reported the Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikayain your account on X. “Two masked people opened fire on CT, who was among the people attending the mass, and unfortunately he lost his life,” the minister explained, without […]
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They denounce the arrest of four priests in Nicaragua within 24 hours
“Sandinista police kidnap Monsignor Marcos Diaz Prado, pastor of the Santo Tomás Apóstol Church in the port of Corinto,” in the Pacific Ocean, says Molina, author of the study entitled ‘Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church?’, through her account. network X (formerly Twitter). According to the researcher “To date, there has been no formal accusation against him.” […]
Spain to recoup $16 million a year through tax breaks for church buildings
The Catholic Church, like all other organizations and citizens of the country, will have to pay taxes on its buildings in Spain. Madrid has scrapped exemptions for the building, installations and works tax (Icio) and the special contributions tax and now expects to recover around 16 million euros more each year. The elimination of these […]
200 thousand children are victims of pedophilia in the Spanish Church
Following France, another official report casts a dramatic shadow over sexual abuse and pedophilia within the Church: In Spain, an investigation commissioned by the Parliament and carried out by the Ombudsman’s office found that approximately 440 thousand people were victims of sexual abuse in a religious context. . Half of these abuses were committed against […]
Luis Rueda Aparicio is named cardinal in San Pedro Square
The Pope mentioned the name during a ceremony today Saint Peters Square to 21 new cardinals, including two Spaniards, three Argentinians, a Colombian and a Venezuelan, who exemplify the universal Church that Francis wants. Also read: US tries to prevent government shutdown by voting on interim measures Of these, 18 new cardinals are under the […]
Pope Francis has signed an order tightening standards against sexual abuse
Pope Francis today signed a new decree that strengthens the norms regulating instances of sexual abuse and power in the Church, extending responsibilities to “lay believers” who have been moderators of religious associations, in addition to the clergy. The Holy See has published a new version of the “motu proprio” “Vos estis lux mundi” (You […]
“The criminalization of homosexuals is a sin”: Pope Francis
During the return flight from your visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, The pope offered the usual press conference he gives on his return from international travels, asking about the persecution of homosexuals in some African countries. He recalled that he had already stated that “if someone is homosexual and […]
‘Cathedral orgy’: Vatican investigates
The Catholic Church is investigating a “sex party” that occurred in an English cathedral during lockdown. According to some sources, Reverend Michael McCoy, dean of Newcastle cathedral, who committed suicide in 2021 after learning that he was being investigated by authorities for alleged sexual abuse of minors, invited some believers to a private party at […]
John Paul I was called blessed
Pope Francis today blessed John Paul I in a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope who died after just 33 days of pontificate, whose death has been the subject of numerous theories and whose research in the beatification process has proven to dissolve, to make sure it was a heart attack. For the beatification […]
Pope Francis meets with cardinals in Rome to discuss the future of the Catholic Church
© Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Author: Manuel Vilas-Boas The future of the Catholic Church is up for debate. Pope Francis meets this Monday with the cardinals in Rome to reflect on the new constitution for the Roman Curia. There will be two days of intense work that will help define the next steps of the Church and […]