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How QAnon and Trumpism Have Revealed a Deep Church Schism Among Catholics
Catholicism’s increasingly powerful political right reflects fringe America, fueled by paranoia, conspiracy, racism, and the threat of apocalypse.
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Pope Francis in new book says pandemic should spur governments to permanently implement UBI
The pope outlines several new programs such Universal Basic Income to respond to unprecedented times as a result of COVID. In a wide-ranging book-length interview, Pope Francis speaks publicly for the first time about the persecution of the Uighurs in China, voices his support for the racial justice protests that followed the killing of George Floyd, speaks against those protesting coronavirus restrictions and calls for a universal basic income.
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Pope, on Palm Sunday, says devil taking advantage of pandemic
Pope Francis led Palm Sunday services in an almost empty St. Peter's Basilica because of coronavirus restrictions for the second consecutive year and said the devil is taking advantage of the pandemic.
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"We're all pained" - Canada indigenous leaders dismiss Pope remarks
Indigenous leaders and school survivors on Sunday dismissed Pope Francis' expressions of pain at the discovery of 215 children's remains at a former Catholic residential school in Canada, saying the church needed to do much more.
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Trudeau says Pope should apologize on Canadian soil for church's role in residential schools
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he has asked the pope to come to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church's role running residential schools for indigenous children, after nearly 1,000 bodies were found in two mass graves.
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The Catholic bishops’ anti-Biden project is backfiring
This movement is putting politics ahead of faith and ideology ahead of theology.
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Archbishop fuels more anger by saying the church is being persecuted over residential schools
Archbishop Richard Gagnon sparked anger by implying that the church is being persecuted amid widespread attention to gravesite discoveries at residential schools
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A Prominent Priest Was Outed for Using Grindr. Experts Say It’s a Warning Sign.
We should all be worried about the latest Catholic scandal.
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Vatican reveals it owns more than 5,000 properties
Real estate holdings published for first time show it owns 4,051 properties in Italy, 1,120 abroad
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Canada’s Catholic bishops formally apologize for role in residential school system
Canada’s Catholic bishops are apologizing for the church’s role in the residential school system. In an open letter, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops expressed their “profound remorse” for their participation in the system, which led to the suppression of Indigenous languages and culture.
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Some 3,000 Paedophiles In French Catholic Church Since 1950: Probe Panel Head
Thousands of paedophiles have operated inside the French Catholic Church since 1950, the head of an independent commission investigating the scandal told AFP, days ahead of the release of its report.
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Catholic priests told not to perform exorcisms on patients who have Covid
The pandemic has driven people to try just about anything to eradicate Covid in order to return to pre-pandemic life - including requesting to undergo an exorcism to rid themselves of the disease. Catholic priests have received an "overwhelming" number of requests from coronavirus patients for them to perform exorcisms to eradicate the infection.
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Catholic diocese says gay and trans people can't be baptized or receive Communion
A Catholic diocese in Michigan has been thrust into the national spotlight after a prominent priest and author shared its guidance on transgender members and
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Catholic priest in US resigns after one changed word made thousands of baptisms he performed invalid
Father Andres Arango apologises for using the word "we" instead of "I" when performing baptisms — a change which meant the thousands of baptisms he performed during his 20 years as a priest in Brazil, California and Arizona were found to be invalid.
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Capybaras are considered fish: Good news for everyone observing Lent
In the 1500s, the Catholic Church classified the capybara as a fish, so its meat could be eaten on Fridays during Lent. If you’re not familiar with the capybara, it is the largest rodent in the world and certainly not a fish.
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Massachusetts school can no longer be called Catholic after flying Black Lives Matter and pride flags, bishop says
A bishop in Worcester, Massachusetts, has said an area middle school can no longer call itself Catholic because it flew pride and Black Lives Matter flags on its campus after being told to take them down. In a decree, Bishop Robert J. McManus said the Nativity School is supporting movements that are "inconsistent with Catholic teaching."
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Pope travels to Canada on 'pilgrimage of penance' for indigenous abuse
Pope Francis is scheduled to land in Canada on Sunday on what he has called a "pilgrimage of penance" to apologize for the abuse indigenous children endured at hands of largely Catholic-run residential schools.
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America's nun population in steep decline
Across the United States, young adults are becoming less religious.
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America's nun population in steep decline
Across the United States, young adults are becoming less religious.
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Pope declares 'zero tolerance' for Catholic Church abuse, saying he takes personal responsibility for ending it
Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN's partner channel CNN Portugal that he was "responsible that it doesn't happen anymore."
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