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Vatican confirms renewal of contested accord with China on bishops' appointments

The Vatican on Saturday said that it and China had renewed a secret and contested agreement on the appointment of Roman Catholic bishops in the communist country.

Reuters

Santa Fe Archdiocese files plan for $121M abuse settlement

In New Mexico, one of the oldest Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. has filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan to compensate nearly 400 clergy abuse survivors with more than $121 million

The Independent UK

Pupils from Dumfriesshire's Roman Catholic schools make pilgrimage to Carfin Grotto

The site is the only one in Scotland to host the touring blessed relics of Saint Saint Bernadette

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Breakaway church gives gay ex-monk what Vatican would deny him: a holy wedding

Anselm Bilgri, a former monk and prior at one of Germany's most famous monasteries, had to leave the Roman Catholic Church to wed his long-term male partner. Now he hopes their wedding within a breakaway church will normalise such unions.

Reuters

Mexican church pre-Hispanic paintings suggest negotiation

Indigenous symbols found painted next to Roman Catholic motifs at a 1550s-era convent near Mexico City suggest Spanish priests negotiated with Indigenous leaders in the first years after the 1521 conquest

The Independent UK

Biden says even Catholics don’t support Lindsay Graham’s proposed nationwide abortion ban

‘I happen to be a practising Roman Catholic. My church doesn’t even make that argument now,’ president says of abortion bans

The Independent UK

Defying Vatican, Flemish bishops allow blessing same-sex unions

Flemish Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday issued a document effectively allowing the blessing of same-sex unions, in direct defiance of a ruling against such practices by the Vatican's doctrinal office.

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A look back on the Queen’s historic visit to Enniskillen in 2012

It was the first time that the Queen had entered a Roman Catholic Church

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First Amendment Protects Catholic Archidocese's Pressuring Catholic School to Fire Same-Sex-Married Teacher

From a two-Justice opinion in the Indiana Supreme Court case Payne-Elliott v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Inc., written by Justice Geoffrey Slaughter and joined by Justice Mark Massa. Justices Christopher Goff and Derek Molter concurred in the judgment (without a separate opinion), and Chief Justice Loretta Rush didn't participate,…

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Some Dutch churches to skip Mass due to energy costs, priest shortage

Rocketing energy bills and a shortage of priests have driven a Dutch Roman Catholic Diocese to cut down on religious services in some churches.

Reuters

Indiana court sides with Catholic diocese in teacher firing

The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that religious freedom rights protect the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis from being sued by a teacher who was fired from his job at a Catholic high school for being in a same-sex marriage

The Independent UK

Merseyside village almost 1,000 years old and doesn't have any street lights

It is believed to be one of the oldest existing Roman Catholic villages in the country

Liverpool Echo

With new cardinals, pope puts stamp on Church future

Pope Francis on Saturday inducted 20 cardinals from around the world, choosing men who mostly agree with his vision of a more progressive and inclusive Church and influencing their choice of his eventual successor.

Reuters

Analysis-Question of who might succeed Pope Francis to loom over cardinals' gathering

Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world gather for events at the Vatican starting this weekend that could amount to a dress rehearsal for an eventual conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis after he dies or resigns.

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Bling-Loving Boxer Tyson Fury Makes Generous Bid On Gold Crucifix And Chain

Andreo snapped up the crucifix in Birmingham’s iconic Jewelry Quarter because his grandmother was a devout Roman Catholic.

The Independent UK

Pope voices worry over bishop's detention in Nicaragua

Pope Francis has expressed worry about the situation in Nicaragua following the detention of a Roman Catholic bishop and several priests

The Independent UK

Nicaraguan police arrest bishop, other priests in raid

Nicaraguan police have raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop, apparently detaining him and several other people holed up inside for two weeks

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The Biggest Gold Crucifix In The UK Is Expected To Fetch At Least $36,000 At Auction

Andreo Montanino, 33, bought the chunky 3-pound treasure in honor of his beloved late grandmother who was a devout Roman Catholic.

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The Increasingly Dangerous Variants of the "Most-Favored-Nation" Theory of Religious Liberty, Part IV: Easy Paths to Strict Scrutiny

Let's move on to other variants. One looks at whether a law has any exceptions at all, and, if religious reasons are not among those exceptions, automatically applies strict scrutiny. It was proposed by Justice Kavanaugh in his dissent in Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak, and possibly embraced by…

The Independent UK

Nicaraguans celebrate Mass peacefully after procession ban

Hundreds of Nicaraguans have attended Mass under a heavy police presence after the government prohibited a religious procession in the capital amid tensions with the Roman Catholic Church

The Independent UK

Nicaraguan police prohibit religious procession in capital

Nicaragua’s police are prohibiting a religious procession scheduled for Saturday in the capital, the latest sign of tensions between the government and the Roman Catholic Church

The Independent UK

Nicaragua police investigating bishop critical of government

Nicaragua’s police say they have begun an investigation against a Roman Catholic bishop who has been an outspoken critic of President Daniel Ortega’s government

The Independent UK

Concern that Nicaragua repression could be "model" in region

Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega’s government has closed seven radio stations this week owned by the Roman Catholic church, as well as two other outlets serving the largely rural northern area with a history of opposition

The Independent UK

Nicaragua's government shutters 6 church radio stations

Nicaraguan authorities have ordered the closures of six radio stations belonging to the Roman Catholic Church and surrounded one with riot police

The Independent UK

Salvadoran Archbishop praises government crackdown on gangs

The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Salvador is praising a months-long state of emergency that has rounded of tens of thousands of suspects in a crackdown on gangs

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