Indonesia cathedral rocked by suicide bombing
by Andi Hajramurni Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian cathedral was rocked by a suicide bombing…
5 years ago
Catholic Church
Report finds hundreds of child sex abuse cases in German diocese
by Isabelle LE PAGE and Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- An independent study commissioned by…
5 years ago
Vatican’s former France envoy on trial for sexual assault
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Pope Francis's former envoy to France, Luigi Ventura, goes on trial in Paris on Tuesday…
6 years ago
Catholic churches across Rome to shut until April 3
VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- The Vatican on Thursday took the unprecedented step of closing all Catholic churches across Rome…
6 years ago
Married priests question raises fears of Church split
by Catherine MARCIANO Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- An idea to fill empty pulpits in remote locations by…
7 years ago
In photos: Historic Itbayat Catholic Church severely damaged after strong Batanes quakes
(Eagle News) -- The historic Itbayat Catholic church in Batanes, or the Santa Maria de Mayan parish church, bore the…
7 years ago
Commission into French Catholic Church sex abuse claims opens
PARIS, France (AFP) -- An independent commission set up by the French Catholic Church to look at allegations of…
7 years ago
Catholic Church’s Pope Francis changes Church law to make reporting sex abuse obligatory
by Ella IDE Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Catholic Church's Pope Francis on Thursday passed a landmark…
7 years ago
All Sri Lanka Catholic church services suspended: senior priest
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) - All of Sri Lanka's Catholic churches have been ordered to stay closed and suspend…
7 years ago
In photos: 18th century Catholic Church in Porac, Pampanga suffers severe damage after quake
(Eagle News) -- The bell tower of the 18th century Catholic church in Porac, Pampanga, St. Catherine of Alexandria,…
7 years ago
Dozens of foreigners among nearly 160 dead in series of blasts on churches, hotels in Sri Lanka
by Ishara Kodikara in Colombo and Lakruwan Wanniarachchi in Batticaloa Agence France Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- A…
7 years ago
Updated: 13 killed, at least 16 injured as church roof collapses in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Thirteen people were killed and 16 injured when part of a church collapsed on…
7 years ago
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