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The Pope Resigns in a Surprise Move

The Pope Resigns in a Surprise Move

On Monday, in a move that came as an utter surprise to many, Pope Benedict announced his intention to resign from his post effective 28th February 2013. Though the Pope…

“Jesus Wife” Fragment a Fake, Says Vatican Paper

“Jesus Wife” Fragment a Fake, Says Vatican Paper

The Vatican newspaper has condemned the new “Jesus Wife” scrap as a fake. Unlike the plot of the Da Vince Code, that also suggested Jesus had a wife only for…

Kansas City Priest Shawn Ratigan Pleads Guilty to Five Counts of Producing Child Pornography

Kansas City Priest Shawn Ratigan Pleads Guilty to Five Counts of Producing Child Pornography

Though settlements from child abuse trials have cost the Catholic Church around $3 billion as of 2012, and though Robert Finn specifically agreed to report suspected child abuses cases to…

University Drops Entire Student Health Plan over Birth Control Mandate

University Drops Entire Student Health Plan over Birth Control Mandate

A Catholic institution, the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, is dropping its entire student health insurance plan as of the fall semester 2012 because of the new federal birth control…

Catholic School Teacher Fired for In Vitro Fertilization

Catholic School Teacher Fired for In Vitro Fertilization

Emily Herx, a teacher from Indiana, is filing a lawsuit against the school she taught at in a case that could turn into reproductive versus religious rights. Herx was fired…

Catholic Bishops Launch Nationwide Campaign to Disobey Unjust Laws

Catholic Bishops Launch Nationwide Campaign to Disobey Unjust Laws

Roman Catholic Bishops in the United States have launched a nationwide campaign urging the public to disobey laws that conflict with religious beliefs. In the name of religious liberty, the…

Archbishop Shredded List Reporting 35 Active Pedophile Priests

Archbishop Shredded List Reporting 35 Active Pedophile Priests

The trial over pedophile priests, cover-ups, and Monsignor William Lynn took a new turn when in a bid to save his skin Lynn submitted that he had prepared a list…

Egan Sorry For Having Said Sorry In Priest Sex Scandal

Egan Sorry For Having Said Sorry In Priest Sex Scandal

While in Rome, the Vatican calls a four-day summit called “Towards Healing and Renewal” dealing with the child sex abuse scandal that rocked the nation a decade ago; at home,…